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Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
William Edgar Borah, 29 Jun 1865 - 19 Jan 1940
Date
1934
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions
Image: 39.2 × 30.3 cm (15 7/16 × 11 15/16")
Sheet: 54.4 × 46.5 cm (21 7/16 × 18 5/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
William Edgar Borah: Male
William Edgar Borah: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Edgar Borah: Politics and Government\US Senator\Idaho
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern
