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Joe Louis

Joe Louis
Usage Conditions Apply
Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
Joe Louis Barrow, 13 May 1914 - 12 Apr 1981
Date
1944
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.5 × 28.5 cm (12 13/16 × 11 1/4")
Sheet: 44.5 × 35 cm (17 1/2 × 13 3/4")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Joe Louis Barrow: Male
Joe Louis Barrow: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer
Joe Louis Barrow: Military and Intelligence\Army
Joe Louis Barrow: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.87.101
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view