page_title: William Sloane Coffin Sr.
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: William Sloane Coffin Sr. / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: William Sloane Coffin Artist: Ellen Emmet Rand &#160;(1875&#8211;1941)&#160;&#160;Alternative names Ellen G. Emmet Rand; Ellen Gertrude Rand; Ellen Rand; Mrs. William B. Rand; Ellen Gertrude Emmet; Ellen Gertrude Emmet RandDescriptionAmerican painterDate of birth/death 4 March 1875 18 December 1941Location of birth/death San Francisco New York CityAuthority control : Q19750548 VIAF:&#8201;19562795 ISNI:&#8201;0000 0000 6704 499X ULAN:&#8201;500021380 LCCN:&#8201;nr94026863 NAID:&#8201;10575594 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q19750548 Date:1934 Medium:Oil on canvas Dimensions:43 x 33 in. (109.2 x 83.8 cm) Classification:Paintings Credit Line:George A. Hearn Fund, 1934
context_page_description: William Sloane Coffin Sr. was an American businessman. He was a director, and later vice-president of W. & J. Sloane Company, his family's business, which was founded by his grandfather, William Sloane, from Kilmarnock, Scotland. He became president of the board of trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and founded the Hearth and Home Corporation to provide housing in downtown Manhattan, New York City.
context_section_description: Coffin was born on April 15, 1879 in Manhattan, New York City to Edmund Coffin Jr. and Euphemia Sloane, his brother was Henry Sloane Coffin.  He graduated from Yale College with a BA in 1900, and an MA in 1904.
caption: Posthumous portrait of Coffin by Ellen Emmet Rand, 1934
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