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Marx Brothers

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Alternate Title: Chico Marx, Groucho Marx and Harpo Marx

Artist: Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003
Sitter: Chico Marx, 22 Mar 1891 - 11 Oct 1961; Groucho Marx, 2 Oct 1895 - 19 Aug 1977; Harpo Marx, 23 Nov 1893 - 28 Sep 1964

Date: 1935

Type: Collage

Medium: Ink, opaque white, sheet music, silk, felt, steel wool, fur, string and steel wool on illustration board
Dimensions: Image: 31.3 x 27.6cm (12 5/16 x 10 7/8"); Mount: 43.8 x 38.8cm (17 1/4 x 15 1/4"); Mat: 44.2 x 40.3cm (17 3/8 x 15 7/8"); Frame: 58.4 × 43.2 × 4.1cm (23 × 17 × 1 5/8")

Topic: Costume\Headgear\Hat; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar; Caricature; Music\Sheet music; Drawing; Collage; Groucho Marx: Male; Groucho Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater; Groucho Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie; Groucho Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian; Groucho Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality; Groucho Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville; Groucho Marx: Oscar; Chico Marx: Male; Chico Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater; Chico Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie; Chico Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian; Chico Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville; Harpo Marx: Male; Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater; Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie; Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian; Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights: Usage conditions apply

Object number: NPG.87.92

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery