Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of Hjalmar Schacht (1877-1970)
Object Number:
1990.1.101
Date:
1930
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm. H. Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower right: "[Dr?] Hjalmar Schacht / Dr. Hjalmar Schacht of / Germany / Oct 14/30"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H.Walker"; at lower right: "Dr. Hjalmar Schacht of / Germany / Oct 14/30"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Hjalmar Schacht"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
The subject, a financier and bank official, was born in Schleswig (now Denmark). He served as minister of economics under Adolf Hitler.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.