Skip to main content

"Successful Calamity"

"Successful Calamity"
Usage Conditions Apply
Artist
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968
Sitter
William Hooker Gillette, 24 Jul 1853 - 29 Apr 1937
Date
c. 1917
Type
Drawing
Medium
Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 42.7cm x 12.5cm (16 13/16" x 4 15/16"), Accurate
Sheet: 50.7cm x 28.3cm (19 15/16" x 11 1/8"), Accurate
Topic
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Caricature
William Hooker Gillette: Male
William Hooker Gillette: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
William Hooker Gillette: Literature\Writer\Playwright
William Hooker Gillette: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh - Barbara Frueh Bornemann, Robert Frueh and Alfred Frueh, Jr.
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Alfred J. Freuh
Object number
NPG.93.188
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view