West Virginia University, President Alexander Martin, Crayon Portrait
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 5173
One crayon portrait (17 1/2 in. x 23 1/2 in.) of the first President of West Virginia University, Reverend Alexander Martin. The crayon portrait was popular in the period ca. 1860 to 1900. They were created by enlarging a photograph onto drawing paper with a weak photographic emulsion in order to produce a faint image. An artist then drew over the picture with charcoal or pastels, trying to duplicate the photograph while making it look hand drawn.
English
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0.2 Linear Feet (Summary: 1 3/4 in. (oversize box))
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