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Thomas Alva Edison, (painting). Artist:  Silvette, Ellis M., 1876-1940, painter. Title:  Thomas Alva Edison, (painting). Dates:  1926. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  Sight, approx. 42 x 36 in. Inscription:  (lower left, by seat of chair:) Ellis M. Silvette 1926 signed Description:  Three-quarter length portrait of Thomas Alva Edison, shown seated holding a book in his lap. His proper left hand marks a page in the book. Subject:  Portrait male -- Edison, Thomas Alva -- Knee length Occupation -- Science -- Scientist Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Edison National Historic Site, Main Street and Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 References:  Cat. Of Am. Portraits, NPG, Index Of Paintings, 1982. Edison National Historic Site, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 70831137   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 70831137 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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