Paul Trebilcock Photograph Collection
c.1930-c.1970
Paul Trebilcock (1902-1981)
After attending the University of Illinois and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, artist Paul Trebilcock continued his studies in portraiture in Europe before returning to Chicago, where he established his studio in the late 1920s. This collection is comprised of two presentation portfolios containing 124 mounted black and white photographs of Trebilcock’s portrait paintings of business and society leaders. Most sitters have been identified, although few paintings have been dated.
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Black and white photographic prints.