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Artist
Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002
Sitter
John Llewellyn Lewis, 12 Feb 1880 - 12 Jun 1969
Date
1944
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 27.8 × 21.5 cm (10 15/16 × 8 7/16")
Sheet: 35.2 × 27.5 cm (13 7/8 × 10 13/16")
Mount: 40.6 × 33 cm (16 × 13")
Mat (Karsh exhibit): 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
John Llewellyn Lewis: Male
John Llewellyn Lewis: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Labor leader
John Llewellyn Lewis: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh
