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Artist
Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002
Sitter
Thomas J. Watson, 17 Feb 1874 - 19 Jun 1956
Date
1948
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 23.8 × 19.5 cm (9 3/8 × 7 11/16")
Sheet: 25.3 × 20.5 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/16")
Mount: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8")
Mat (Karsh exhibit): 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Printed Material\Papers
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookshelf
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Thomas J. Watson: Male
Thomas J. Watson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
Thomas J. Watson: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Thomas J. Watson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Computer technology
Thomas J. Watson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Electronics
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh
