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Artist
Martha Greta Kempton, 22 Mar 1903 - 9 Dec 1991
Sitter
Harry S. Truman, 8 May 1884 - 26 Dec 1972
Date
1948
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Sight: 94.6 x 74.3cm (37 1/4 x 29 1/4")
Frame: 116.8 x 96.5 x 6.4cm (46 x 38 x 2 1/2")
Topic
Exterior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Printed Material\Document
Architecture\Building\Capitol\US Capitol
Harry S. Truman: Male
Harry S. Truman: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Harry S. Truman: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist
Harry S. Truman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
Harry S. Truman: Law and Crime\Judge
Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\President of US
Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri
Harry S. Truman: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dean Acheson, Thomas C. Clark, John W. Snyder, Robert A. Lovett, Clinton P. Anderson, Charles F. Brannan, Charles Sawyer, W. Averell Harriman, David K. E. Bruce, Edward H. Foley, Stuart Symington, William McChesney Martin, Clark Clifford, Charles S. Murphy, Ward M. Canaday, and Joseph Stack