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Artist
Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004
Sitter
Daniel Joseph Boorstin, 1 Oct 1914 - 28 Feb 2004
Date
July 29, 1976
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 25.3cm x 20.1cm (9 15/16" x 7 15/16")
Sheet: 35.5cm x 27.6cm (14" x 10 7/8")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Male
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Literature\Writer
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Politics and Government\Public official
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Library administrator
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Pulitzer Prize
Daniel Joseph Boorstin: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum\Museum director
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
