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Artist
Gardner Cox, 22 Jan 1906 - 14 Jan 1988
Sitter
James Bryant Conant, 26 Mar 1893 - Feb 1978
Date
1948
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and white chalk on paper
Dimensions
Image: 37 x 27 cm (14 9/16 x 10 5/8")
Sheet: 62.7 x 48.4 cm (24 11/16 x 19 1/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Preparatory sketch
James Bryant Conant: Male
James Bryant Conant: Literature\Writer
James Bryant Conant: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
James Bryant Conant: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
James Bryant Conant: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
James Bryant Conant: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Phyllis B. Cox