Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Caricature of Walter L. Badger (1886-1958) |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
2003.531.116 |
Description |
Caricature of American chemical engineer Walter L. Badger (1886-1958) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. Badger was an expert in evaporation and author of textbook of Chemical Engineering. Profile to left; with glasses and elongated nose; used graphite as an underdrawing |
Artist |
J.C. Weller |
Date |
1931 |
Dimensions |
H-11.5 W-9.75 inches |
Material |
Watercolor |
Medium |
Watercolor |
Collection |
The Chemists' Club Collection |
Search Terms |
Portraits Watercolor painting Twentieth century Evaporation American Chemical Society |
Provenance |
The Chemists' Club was organized in November, 1898 by 154 chemists who had been meeting for years in empty classrooms and chemical lecture rooms where papers were read and discussions held. Many important chemical meetings were held with leaders such as Leo H. Baekeland, Charles F. Chandler, Morris Loeb, E.G. Love, and others. Dr. Morris Loeb initiated the expansion of the Clubhouse in 1909. Among the contributing factors to the Club's success is the development of the Library. With the American Chemical Society's library as its nucleus, and with the private collections of Dr. Morris Loeb, Dr. Frederic Schweitzer, Dr. Hugo Schweitzer, Professor Charles F. Chandler, Dr. J. Meritt Mathews and others, The Chemists' Club Library was established. The collection of the Chemists' Club consists of images of group members, events, and buildings. |