Portrait of Robert Sengstacke Abbott

c. 1920s

9-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches (image), full margins

signed in the margin

housed in its original portfolio, embossed S on cover

Abbott (1868-1940), was a lawyer and publisher, and founded the Chicago Defender newspaper in Chicago. He was the great uncle of Chicago photojournalist, Robert Abbott (Bobby) Sengstacke.