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Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
William S. Knudsen, 25 Mar 1879 - 27 Apr 1948
Date
1940
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and opaque white on paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.3 × 39 cm (12 11/16 × 15 3/8")
Sheet: 61.7 × 48.6 cm (24 5/16 × 19 1/8")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
William S. Knudsen: Male
William S. Knudsen: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
William S. Knudsen: Politics and Government\Government official
William S. Knudsen: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Company president
William S. Knudsen: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Automobile
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern