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Artist
Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002
Sitter
Michael Collins, 31 Oct 1930 - 28 Apr 2021
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., born 20 Jan 1930
Neil Alden Armstrong, 5 Aug 1930 - 25 Aug 2012
Date
1969
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 26 × 33 cm (10 1/4 × 13")
Sheet: 35.2 × 42.8 cm (13 7/8 × 16 7/8")
Mount: 40.6 × 48.3 cm (16 × 19")
Mat (Karsh exhibit): 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28")
Topic
Neil Alden Armstrong: Male
Neil Alden Armstrong: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronaut
Neil Alden Armstrong: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Naval aviator
Neil Alden Armstrong: Science and Technology\Engineer\Aeronautical engineer
Neil Alden Armstrong: Science and Technology\Engineer\Aerospace engineer
Neil Alden Armstrong: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Neil Alden Armstrong: Congressional Gold Medal
Neil Alden Armstrong: Science and Technology\Aviator\Test pilot
Neil Alden Armstrong: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Engineering\Aeronautical engineering
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.: Male
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronaut
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal
Michael Collins: Male
Michael Collins: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronaut
Michael Collins: Military and Intelligence\Air Force\Officer\Air Force pilot
Michael Collins: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum\Museum director
Michael Collins: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution
Michael Collins: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Place
United States\Texas\Harris\Houston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh