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Henry Louis Mencken

Henry Louis Mencken
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Artist
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003
Sitter
Henry Louis Mencken, 12 Sep 1880 - 29 Jan 1956
Date
1949
Type
Drawing
Medium
Gouache and graphite on illustration board
Dimensions
Image: 30.7cm x 23.7cm (12 1/16" x 9 5/16")
Sheet: 44.3cm x 37cm (17 7/16" x 14 9/16")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Caricature
Henry Louis Mencken: Male
Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher
Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Writer\Essayist
Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Literary critic
Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Publisher\Book
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Al Hirschfeld. Art reproduced by special arrangement with Hirschfeld's exclusive representative, the Margo Feiden Galleries, Ltd., New York.
Object number
NPG.91.39
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view