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HUGH BRECKENRIDGE Portrait of Herbert Welsh.
Color pastels on canvas, circa 1910. 760x1020 mm; 30x40 inches. Signed in pastel, lower right recto.
Ex-collection private collection, New Jersey.
Herbert Welsh (1851-1941) was known for his advocacy for the rights of Native Americans. In 1883, he co-founded the Indian Rights Association in Philadelphia, a group that worked on behalf of American indigenous peoples. He also was actively involved with fighting political corruption, joining the National Civil Service Reform League as a member on the executive committee.
