Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of John D. Rockefeller
William C. North
- Date
- 1857–58
- Medium
- ambrotype, sixth plate
- Culture
- America
- Department
- Photography
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This elegant, spare portrait unites two significant figures in the history of Cleveland. Its subject is oil magnate and entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), the founder of Standard Oil and perhaps the world’s first billionaire. His photograph was taken by William C. North, arguably the most eminent early Cleveland photographer. John D. Rockefeller was around 18 and working as an assistant bookkeeper when he went to have his portrait taken.
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