Ralph N. Isham

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Oil on canvas portrait of Ralph N. Isham by artist Ferris. Photo of framed portrait, measuring 95 cm H x 80 cm W x 8 cm D, housed in Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Plaque, measuring 10.2 cm x 15.2 cm x 2.5 cm, reads: Ralph N. Isham, M.D., A.M., L.L.D. Founder and Professor of Surgery, 1859-1904 Northwestern University Medial School.The portrait was unveiled at the dedication of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building in June 1927 and added to the collection of the Archibald Church Library. (Source: pp. 52-54 IN: Dedication of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, Northwestern University Medical School, Alexander McKinlock Memorial Campus, Chicago, c.1929, Northwestern University Medical School)

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