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Artist
Sebastian Simonet, 1898 - 1948
Sitter
Newton Booth Tarkington, 29 Jul 1869 - 19 May 1946
Date
c. 1930
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal on board
Dimensions
Image: 58 × 50 cm (22 13/16 × 19 11/16")
Sheet: 75.5 × 54.8 cm (29 3/4 × 21 9/16")
Topic
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Newton Booth Tarkington: Male
Newton Booth Tarkington: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Newton Booth Tarkington: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Newton Booth Tarkington: Pulitzer Prize
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution