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Artist
Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004
Sitter
George Meany, 16 Aug 1894 - 10 Jan 1980
Date
March 3, 1976
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 25.2cm x 20.3cm (9 15/16" x 8")
Sheet: 35.4cm x 28cm (13 15/16" x 11")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Lapel pin
George Meany: Male
George Meany: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Labor leader
George Meany: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; this acquisition was made possible by generous contributions from Jeane W. Austin and the James Smithson Society