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Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
Charles Curtis, 25 Jan 1860 - 8 Feb 1936
Date
1929
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions
Image: 40.5 × 31.5 cm (15 15/16 × 12 3/8")
Sheet: 62 × 48.2 cm (24 7/16 × 19")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Charles Curtis: Male
Charles Curtis: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Curtis: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Charles Curtis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kansas
Charles Curtis: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Equestrian\Jockey
Charles Curtis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kansas
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern