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Elihu Root

Elihu Root
Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
Elihu Root, 15 Feb 1845 - 7 Feb 1937
Date
1926
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
38.7cm x 31.1cm (15 1/4" x 12 1/4"), Image
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Elihu Root: Male
Elihu Root: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York
Elihu Root: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Elihu Root: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Elihu Root: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Elihu Root: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator\Art museum administrator\Art museum trustee
Elihu Root: Nobel Prize
Elihu Root: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Think tank administrator
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.87.TC4
Collection Description
In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view