Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2017.007.002 |
Object Name |
Portrait |
Collection |
Statehouse Artwork Collection |
Title |
A.G. Lancione (1973-1975) |
Artist |
Bittinger, Ned |
Date |
2017 |
Description |
Portrait of former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, A.G. Lancione. Lancione is depicted in the Ohio House Chamber in a green suit with a purple tie. |
Dimensions |
H-37 W-32 inches |
Material |
Canvas/Paint |
Notes |
A.G. (Americus Gabe) Lancione was born February 12, 1907 in Cementon, Pennsylvania. Lancione entered politics as an assistant prosecutor of Belmont County (1936-1944). A Democrat, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1946, serving sixteen consecutive terms. Lancione was Speaker Pro Tem (1949), chair of the Taxation Committee and Minority Whip. He became Minority Leader in 1961 and was named Speaker of the House when Democrats took control of the Ohio House of Representatives in the 1973 session. In 1975 the party caucus chose Vern Riffe as speaker. Lancione retired from the Ohio House in 1978 and returned to his law practice. He was also vice-president of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Lancione died November 5, 1989 in Columbus Ohio. |
Inscription Location |
Bottom left corner |
Inscription Text |
Bittinger '17 |
Provenance |
In 2016, The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board was given an increase in appropriation from the 131st Ohio General Assembly via Sub. H.B 390 for the commissioning and acquisition of art for the Ohio Statehouse. Those funds were used to pay for the portraits of former Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives. A small donation was made to the Capitol Square Foundation for the portrait project. The result was seven portraits that were funded by a public-private partnership between the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and the Capitol Square Foundation. The artists were chosen by the Statehouse Art Committee to create the portraits which were unveiled in a ceremony on May 23, 2017 in the Statehouse Rotunda. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
Image size |
29.5" x 24.5" |
Frame size |
37" x 32" |
People |
Lancione, A.G. (Americus Gabe) 1907-1989 |
Search Terms |
Ohio Speaker of the House Ohio Speaker's Portraits |
Subjects |
Painting Portrait paintings State government |