Lester B. Knight Portrait
- Title:
- Lester B. Knight Portrait
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Date:
- 1970-05-01
- Image Date:
- 2012-07-24
- Location:
- Duffield Hall, 2nd Floor, Leone-Perkins Suite, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_2049
- File Name:
- artsdb_2049.JPG
- Work Type:
- portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Oil
- Subject:
- Knight, Lester B.
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Metal tag on frame of portrait: "Presented to Lester B. Knight on the 25th Anniversary - May 1, 1970" Writing in a separate frame beneath portrait: "This portrait of Lester B. Knight was commissioned for the 25th anniversary of the founding of Lester B. Knight & Associates, Inc. It now hangs here in honor of Mr. Knight's service to Cornell University in recognition of his contributions as an engineer, a manager, and a benefactor in making the Knight Laboratory a reality."
- 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.