CS196820_Bata-Bheag_portrait-Irving-S-Shapiro_acrylic_Charles-Marchant-Stevenson
Bata Bheag: Portrait of Irving S. Shapiro by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1968). Bata Bheag, “little boat” in Gaelic, alludes to both Shapiro’s nautical passion, and his reputation as a rising “captain of industry.” Five years after sitting for the Stevenson portrait, Shapiro became chairman and chief executive officer of Dupont (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company), the first person outside the Dupont family to hold the top position, which he held from 1973 until his retirement in 1981. Acrylic on canvas. (24″ x 16″). SKU: CS196820