Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Edward Howard York of Portland (1863-1944) was the great-grandson of Lemuel Moody, who built the Portland Observatory.
York donated the building to the City of Portland in 1937.
George Burroughs Torrey (1863-1943), a noted portrait painter who was a native of New York, but who lived in Paris for a number of years, painted York's likeness.
About This Item
- Title: Edward Howard York, 1937
- Creator: George Burroughs Torrey
- Creation Date: 1937
- Subject Date: 1937
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Oil on Canvas
- Local Code: A86-920
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Moody, Lemuel, 1767-1846--Family
- York, Edward H., 1863-1944--Portraits
- Portland Observatory (Portland, Me.)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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