Hunter Ripley Rawlings III Portrait
- Title:
- Hunter Ripley Rawlings III Portrait
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Polson, Steven
- Photographer:
- Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela
- Date:
- 2005
- Acquisition Date:
- 2005-05-27
- Location:
- Uris Library, Arthur H. Dean Reading Room, Cornell University
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- artsdb_1286
- Accession Number:
- UL-D-P11
- File Name:
- artsdb_1286.jpg
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Oil
- Subject:
- Rawlings, Hunter R.
College presidents - Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Hunter Ripley Rawlings III, Professor Emeritus and tenth President of Cornell University (1995-2003). Rawlings also served as the Interim Cornell President from July 2005 to July 2006. This painting is part of a commemorating portrait series of past Cornell University presidents in the Arthur H. Dean Reading Room of Uris Library.
More detailed information on Hunter R. Rawlings may be found in:
Engst, Elaine.“Cornell’s Twelve Presidents: Hunter Ripley Rawlings III, President, 1995-2003," Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections-Cornell University Library, accessed June 13, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/presidents/view_item.php?sec=3&sub=17.
Steve Polson is a contemporary American portrait artist. Polson studied at the Arts Student League in New York City and received a Fine Arts degree from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (1984) [“Steve Polson Bio.” Steve Polson Website, accessed June 17, 2012, http://www.stevenpolson.com/bio.html]. His notable portrait subjects include Colin Powell and Madeline K. Albright for the U.S. Department of State, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (former secretary of energy and U.N. ambassador), the late Ron Brown (former secretary of commerce), Mickey Kantor (former U.S. trade representative), Christine Todd Whitman (former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), and winery owners Ernest and Julio Gallo [Lauren Gold, “Rawlings' presidential portrait: Delight, yes -- surprise, no,” Coverage of May 27 Cornell Board of Trustees meeting, Cornell News Service, Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y), May 28, 2005, http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/may05/Rawlings.portrait.lg.html
“Steve Polson Bio.” Steve Polson Website, accessed June 17, 2012, http://www.stevenpolson.com/bio.html]. Polson is a recipient of the Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation Grant and the Allied Artist of America Gold Medal of Honor. Since 2007 Polson has been an instructor at the Grand Central Academy in New York City. - Source:
- Engst, Elaine.“Cornell’s Twelve Presidents: Hunter Ripley Rawlings III, President, 1995-2003," Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections-Cornell University Library, accessed June 13, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/presidents/view_item.php?sec=3&sub=17
Lauren Gold, “Rawlings' presidential portrait: Delight, yes -- surprise, no,” Coverage of May 27 Cornell Board of Trustees meeting, Cornell News Service, Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y), May 28, 2005, http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/may05/Rawlings.portrait.lg.htm
“Steve Polson Bio.” Steve Polson Website, accessed June 17, 2012, http://www.stevenpolson.com/bio.html - Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.