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Artist:
Martha Greta Kempton, 22 Mar 1903 - 9 Dec 1991  Search this
Sitter:
Harry S. Truman, 8 May 1884 - 26 Dec 1972  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 94.6 x 74.3cm (37 1/4 x 29 1/4")
Frame: 116.8 x 96.5 x 6.4cm (46 x 38 x 2 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1948
Provenance:
The artist; purchased NPG 1970
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Architecture\Building\Capitol\US Capitol  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Male  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri  Search this
Harry S. Truman: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dean Acheson, Thomas C. Clark, John W. Snyder, Robert A. Lovett, Clinton P. Anderson, Charles F. Brannan, Charles Sawyer, W. Averell Harriman, David K. E. Bruce, Edward H. Foley, Stuart Symington, William McChesney Martin, Clark Clifford, Charles S. Murphy, Ward M. Canaday, and Joseph Stack
Object number:
NPG.70.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fd42ec15-daae-4a5f-96ad-cfb730938268
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.70.11