Accession Number
80568
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
153.1 × 107.4 cm (60 1/4 × 42 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of the Gunsaulus Family
Background & Context
Background Story
Louis Betts's Dr. Frank Wakely Gunsaulus (c. 1902) is an oil on canvas portrait of a prominent Chicago clergyman, educator, and public speaker. Gunsaulus was a minister and the president of the Armour Institute of Technology. Betts's portrait captures the intellectual energy and moral authority of the subject. The handling is confident and refined.
Cultural Impact
Gunsaulus was a significant figure in Chicago's educational and cultural development.
Why It Matters
This portrait captures the intellectual energy of a key figure in Chicago's educational history.
