Senator David A. Reed ca. 1931

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JQAW# P_1931_070
Oil on canvas dimensions unknown
Signature: unknown but likely John Quincy Ɑdams
Work lost

David Atkinson Reed 21.10.1880 Pittburgh to 10.2.1953 Sarasota FL. Lawyer and politician, member of the US Senate (Republican, Pennsylvania) 1922-1935; co-author of the (racially tainted) restrictive immigration legislation Johnson-Reed Act from 1924.
See his Wikipedia entry.

This lost painting is documented only by a newspaper article (Neues Wiener Journal 29.10.1932 S.10). It was not possible to date to locate this work, despite numerous inquiries with various institutions in the US.

Cross-references

Exhibited

Literature

Simon Lehr, 1932, Bei John Quincey Adams [in his New York studio], Neues Wiener Journal, 1.1.1932 S.10.

Provenance

Unknown.
Work lost.