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  Paintings

  August Kekulé - Catalyst of the Chemical Revolution

  • 1981

  Painting depicts German organic and theoretical chemist August Kekulé (1829-1896) in his classroom at the University of Ghent in the fall of 1864.

  Left to right: assistant Hermann Wischelhaus, group leader Franz…

  • Artist Allison, Jerry
  • Subject Kekulé, August, 1829-1896, Allison, Jerry, Wischelhaus, Hermann, Körner, Franz Wilhelm, 1838-1911, Ladenburg, Albert, 1842-1911, Chemists, Portraits, Chemistry, Organic, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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  Paintings, Portraits

  William Henry Perkin- Pioneer in Synthetic Organic Dyes

  • 1980

  William Henry Perkin depicted in his laboratory. Perkin, center, examines test dyeing of silk taffeta with mauve aniline dye. Left, his father, the backer of the plant, stands behind Perkin and admires the fabric. In…

  • Artist Allison, Jerry
  • Subject Factories, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Perkin, William Henry, Sir, 1838-1907