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Thanatopsis Club

Thanatopsis Club
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Artist
William Auerbach-Levy, 1889 - 1964
Sitter
Franklin Pierce Adams, 15 Nov 1881 - 23 Mar 1960
George Simon Kaufman, 16 Nov 1889 - 2 Jun 1961
Gerald Henry Brooks, c. 1895 - 1974
Harpo Marx, 23 Nov 1893 - 28 Sep 1964
Henry Wise Miller, 1876 - 1954
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun, 7 Dec 1888 - 18 Dec 1939
Date
1930
Type
Drawing
Medium
India ink, gouache and pencil on board
Dimensions
Image: 25.1cm x 37.2cm (9 7/8" x 14 5/8")
Sheet: 35.6cm x 48.3cm (14" x 19")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
Interior\Domestic
Caricature
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp
Costume\Dress Accessory\Suspenders
Game\Playing cards
Food\Beverage\Alcoholic
Game\Poker chips
Container\Bottle\Liquor bottle
Franklin Pierce Adams: Male
Franklin Pierce Adams: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
Franklin Pierce Adams: Literature\Writer\Humorist
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun: Male
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun: Literature\Writer\Essayist
Matthew Heywood Campbell Broun: Performing Arts\Theater critic
Harpo Marx: Male
Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
Harpo Marx: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
Henry Wise Miller: Male
Henry Wise Miller: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Stockbroker
George Simon Kaufman: Male
George Simon Kaufman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
George Simon Kaufman: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director
George Simon Kaufman: Literature\Writer\Playwright
George Simon Kaufman: Pulitzer Prize
Gerald Henry Brooks: Male
Gerald Henry Brooks: Society and Social Change\Socialite
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.92.20
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view