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Artist
Alvin L. Gittins, 1922 - 1981
Sitter
Willard Frank Libby, 17 Dec 1908 - 8 Sep 1980
Date
1968
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.4cm x 122cm (36" x 48 1/16"), Accurate
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
Nature & Environment\Bone\Skull
Costume\Academic\Cap and gown
Willard Frank Libby: Male
Willard Frank Libby: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Willard Frank Libby: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Willard Frank Libby: Politics and Government\Government official\Commissioner\Atomic Energy
Willard Frank Libby: Nobel Prize
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Willard F. Libby
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.82.57
Provenance
Mrs. Leona Marshall Libby [ Mrs. Willard F. Libby], Los Angeles, wife of sitter; gift 1982 to NPG
