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Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part I
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- Sale 1276
Live
| Cincinnati
Nov 16 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1276
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$600 – $800
Provenance:
Purchased directly from the artist.
Exhibited:
An Exhibition of Portraits in Wax by the Internationally Famous Ethel Frances Mundy, Closson's, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1938.
Louise Fleischmann Tate, aunt of Charles "Skip" Fleischmann III, was the eldest child and only daughter born to Julius and Lilly Ackerland Fleischmann on June 8, 1894. She married her first husband, Henry Craig Yeiser (1892-1936) in 1916, and the couple had two sons. Louise and her second husband, Benjamin Ethan Tate (1890-1868) married on August 17, 1936, in New London, Connecticut. A dedicated philanthropist throughout her life, Louise was an avowed champion of women's reproductive rights and founded the Maternal Health League of Cincinnati, later Planned Parenthood, of which she became president. In addition, she contributed her time and resources in service of the Natural History Museum, the Cincinnati Zoo, UC Health's Holmes Hospital, Camp Stepping Stones, and Hoxworth Blood Center. She died in Cincinnati on December 25, 1987.
Framed: diameter 7 1/4 inches.
In overall good and stable condition. Light deposits of dust visible to recessed areas. Cracks visible to chair in Charles's portrait. Both retain bold, bright colors. Not examined outside frames.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
