Male Ancestor Portrait
Object NameMale Ancestor Portrait
Mediumpainted silk
Dimensions57 × 32 1/4 × 3/4 in. (144.8 × 81.9 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Neil and Virginia Goeppinger in memory of Margaret Woods Goeppinger, Class of 1935. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2018.205
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureChinese
Label TextChinese commemorative portraits, commonly referred to as "ancestor paintings," were painted specifically for use in ancestor worship; the power of the living person was believed to reside in their portrait after death.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Object Name: Portrait
Richard Dixon
1963
Object number: U99.24
