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Portrait of John D. Rockefeller
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About this work
This elegant, spare portrait unites two significant figures in the history of Cleveland. Its subject is oil magnate and entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), the founder of Standard Oil and perhaps the world’s first billionaire. His photograph was taken by William C. North, arguably the most eminent early Cleveland photographer.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of John D. Rockefeller, 1857–58. William C. North (American, 1814–1890). Ambrotype, sixth plate; overall: 9.5 x 8.3 cm (3 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Stephan Loewentheil, 2023.130
