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Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
James Bryant Conant, 26 Mar 1893 - Feb 1978
Date
c. 1946
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.3 × 23.5 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/4")
Sheet: 50.5 × 38.1 cm (19 7/8 × 15")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
James Bryant Conant: Male
James Bryant Conant: Literature\Writer
James Bryant Conant: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
James Bryant Conant: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
James Bryant Conant: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
James Bryant Conant: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern
