Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Portrait |
Catalog Number |
1968.001.01 |
Description |
Portrait of Nymphus B. Holway, La Crosse lumber baron. Oil on canvas portrait of seated man with a full beard, wearing a black suit with gold watch fob. |
Provenance |
Given to LCHS in 1968, with actual receipt occurring in Nov. 1972, by Orlando Holway, grandson of Nymphus Holway. He stated in a letter that it came to him "from Jessie Scott Holway." |
Dimensions |
H-39 W-34 inches |
Image size |
Oval, 23.5" wide by 28" high |
Height (in) |
39.000 |
Width (in) |
34.000 |
People |
Holway, Nymphus |
Subjects |
Art |
Search Terms |
Holway Mill |
Notes |
LCHS gallery painting guide states: "Nymphus B. Holway: Arriving in La Crosse in 1854 to get in on the ground floor of the money-making lumber business, Holway owned a successful lumber mill in North La Crosse. He built his home, 'Holway Castle' on Cass Street but died before he could move into the massive stone structure." |