Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
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Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Gabriel Laderman
Accession Number
S/NPG.96.96.12
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Art Historical Context
**Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont** (1902) is a spirited caricature print by Carlo de Fornaro (1871–1949), an Italian-born artist known for his incisive satirical portraits in early 20th-century America. Housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's National Portrait collection, this work depicts Belmont, a wealthy businessperson, socialite, and politician from the prominent Belmont banking family. Rendered in 1902 during the Progressive Era, it his aristocratic flair through exaggerated symbols like a top hat, flowing cape, cane, and family coat of arms, positioning him as a dapper figure amid ...