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Artist
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973
Publication
Vanity Fair, active 1914 - 1936
Sitter
Eugene Isaac Meyer, 31 Oct 1875 - 17 Jul 1959
Date
1932
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24.1 x 18.9cm (9 1/2 x 7 7/16")
Sheet: 25.2 x 20.1cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16")
Mount: 40.1 x 35.5cm (15 13/16 x 14")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Interior\Studio\Art
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
Eugene Isaac Meyer: Male
Eugene Isaac Meyer: Politics and Government\Public official
Eugene Isaac Meyer: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Eugene Isaac Meyer: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker\Investment banker
Eugene Isaac Meyer: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Stockbroker
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired in memory of Agnes and Eugene Meyer through the generosity of Katharine Graham and the New York Community Trust, The Island Fund
