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David Niven

Artist:
Mark Boxer, 1931 - 1988  Search this
Sitter:
David Niven, 1 Mar 1910 - 29 Jul 1983  Search this
Medium:
Ink
Dimensions:
Sheet (estimate): 29.5 × 21cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/4")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1970s
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Caricature  Search this
David Niven: Male  Search this
David Niven: Literature\Writer  Search this
David Niven: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
David Niven: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Portrait Gallery, London
Object number:
5920(19) PGL
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Tyler Perry

Artist:
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, born 16 Feb 1952  Search this
Sitter:
Tyler Perry, born 13 Sep 1969  Search this
Medium:
Epson inkjet photograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 147.3 x 111.8cm (58 x 44")
Frame: 152.4 x 116.8cm (60 x 46")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
November 18, 2008
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Tyler Perry: Male  Search this
Tyler Perry: Literature\Writer  Search this
Tyler Perry: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Tyler Perry: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Object number:
EXH.TG.40
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 2008 Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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Harlem Renaissance Party: Bitter Nest Series, Part II

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Group  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas with printed, dyed and pieced fabric
Dimensions:
238.8 x 210.8cm (94 x 83")
Type:
Decorative Arts
Date:
1988
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1997.18
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Lecture: Faith Ringgold

Producer:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Speaker:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Medium:
Audio recording
Dimensions:
Duration (a): 47 min., 51 sec.
Duration (b): 18 min., 25 sec.
Type:
Time-Based Media
Date:
5/1/1988
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
AV.1988.EDU.2
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EDAN-URL:
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Hands of the Artist

Artist:
Charlotte Robinson, born 1924  Search this
Sitter:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 50.8cm x 71.4cm (20" x 28 1/8"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1980
Topic:
Tool\Scissors  Search this
Faith Ringgold: Female  Search this
Faith Ringgold: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor  Search this
Faith Ringgold: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Museum of Women in the Arts
Object number:
DC300046
Restrictions & Rights:
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Jo Baker's Birthday: The French Connection Part II: #9

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Josephine Baker, 3 Jun 1906 - 12 Apr 1975  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas, tie dyed, printed and pieced fabric
Dimensions:
Quilt: 188.6 x 199.4cm (74 1/4 x 78 1/2")
Type:
Decorative Arts
Date:
1993
Topic:
Josephine Baker: Female  Search this
Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Josephine Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Josephine Baker: Legion of Honor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Saint Louis Art Museum
Object number:
EXH.PN.67
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Marlon Riggs: Tongues Untied

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Marlon Riggs, 1957 - 1994  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas, printed and pieced fabric
Dimensions:
229.2 × 151.4 cm (90 1/4 × 59 5/8")
Type:
Textile
Date:
1994
Topic:
Decorative Arts\Textile\Quilt  Search this
Marlon Riggs: Male  Search this
Marlon Riggs: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Marlon Riggs: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Marlon Riggs: Performing Arts\Filmmaker  Search this
Marlon Riggs: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\LGBT rights activist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Andreas Teoh
Object number:
EXH.PN.68
Restrictions & Rights:
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Wilt Chamberlain

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Wilt Chamberlain, 21 Aug 1936 - 12 Oct 1999  Search this
Medium:
Mixed media soft sculpture
Dimensions:
221 x 25.4cm (87 x 10")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1974
Topic:
Equipment\Sports Equipment\Basketball  Search this
Wilt Chamberlain: Male  Search this
Wilt Chamberlain: Sports and Recreation\Athlete  Search this
Wilt Chamberlain: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Basketball  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
NY990351
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Marilyn

Artist:
Faith Ringgold, 8 Oct 1930 - 12 Apr 2024  Search this
Sitter:
Marilyn Monroe, 1 Jun 1926 - 5 Aug 1962  Search this
Medium:
Gouache and marker
Type:
Painting
Date:
1997
Topic:
Marilyn Monroe: Female  Search this
Marilyn Monroe: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Marilyn Monroe: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University
Object number:
PA430039
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Thomas Dewey

Artist:
Christina Malman, 1912 - 1959  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Edmund Dewey, 25 Mar 1902 - 16 Mar 1971  Search this
Unidentified Girl  Search this
Medium:
India ink and white heightening on white paper
Dimensions:
30.7 x 48.5cm (12 1/16 x 19 1/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1944
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Rug  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Unidentified Girl: Female  Search this
Thomas Edmund Dewey: Male  Search this
Thomas Edmund Dewey: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Thomas Edmund Dewey: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Thomas Edmund Dewey: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
1960.214.12 CHNDM
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EDAN-URL:
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Joe Linus Barton

Artist:
Laurel Stern Boeck, mid 20th century  Search this
Sitter:
Joe Linus Barton, 1949  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 129.5 × 94cm (51 × 37")
Type:
Painting
Date:
2008
Topic:
Interior\Office  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this
Architecture\Building\Capitol  Search this
Artwork\Sculpture\Statue  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Joe Linus Barton: Male  Search this
Joe Linus Barton: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Texas  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: U.S. House of Representatives
Object number:
2008.007.000
Restrictions & Rights:
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Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Artist:
Ernest Hamlin Baker, 1889 - 1975  Search this
Sitter:
Dwight David Eisenhower, 14 Oct 1890 - 28 Mar 1969  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic (and colored inks?) on cardboard
Dimensions:
Board: 65 x 66.3cm (25 5/8 x 26 1/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1952
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Male  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Literature\Writer  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff  Search this
Dwight David Eisenhower: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War II  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library-Museum
Object number:
53-242
Restrictions & Rights:
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EDAN-URL:
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Prince Charles

Artist:
Bryan Organ, born 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Charles III, born 14 Nov 1948  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher (estimate): 177.8 × 178.1cm (70 × 70 1/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1980
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Architecture\Wall  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Boots  Search this
Charles III: Male  Search this
Charles III: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Portrait Gallery, London
Object number:
5365 PGL
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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EDAN-URL:
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Prince Charles

Artist:
Bryan Organ, born 1935  Search this
Sitter:
Charles III, born 14 Nov 1948  Search this
Medium:
Pencil
Dimensions:
Sheet (estimate): 77.5 × 53.3cm (30 1/2 × 21")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1980
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Charles III: Male  Search this
Charles III: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Portrait Gallery, London
Object number:
5420 PGL
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Prince Charles

Artist:
Mark Boxer, 1931 - 1988  Search this
Sitter:
Charles III, born 14 Nov 1948  Search this
Medium:
Ink and colored crayon
Dimensions:
Sheet (estimate): 33 × 20.3cm (13 × 8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1981
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Cartoon  Search this
Charles III: Male  Search this
Charles III: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Portrait Gallery, London
Object number:
5920(6) PGL
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Portrait of the Marquis Cornwallis

Artist:
John Singleton Copley, 3 Jul 1738 - 9 Sep 1815  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis, 1738 - 1805  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
144.8cm x 114.3cm (57" x 45"), Estimate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1795
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Equipment\Walking stick  Search this
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis: Male  Search this
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Earl  Search this
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis and 2nd Earl Cornwallis: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marquis  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Guildhall Art Gallery, London
Object number:
59 GAG
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The Political Badboy

Alternate Title:
Ralph Raymond Breshears
Artist:
Nick Villeneuve, 1883 - 1947  Search this
Sitter:
Ralph Raymond Breshears, 1894 - 1963  Search this
Medium:
Black crayon on paper or cardboard
Dimensions:
Sheet: 100.8 x 67.8cm (39 11/16 x 26 11/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
early-mid 20th century
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal\Donkey  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Ralph Raymond Breshears: Male  Search this
Ralph Raymond Breshears: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Ralph Raymond Breshears: Politics and Government\US Attorney  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Idaho State Historical Museum
Object number:
64-147.5 IDSHM
Restrictions & Rights:
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We Librarians Must Stick Together

Artist:
Bender  Search this
Sitter:
Herbert Clark Hoover, 10 Aug 1874 - 20 Oct 1964  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
31.7cm x 48.1cm (12 1/2" x 18 15/16"), Estimate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1962
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal\Donkey  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Herbert Clark Hoover: Male  Search this
Herbert Clark Hoover: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Herbert Clark Hoover: Science and Technology\Engineer  Search this
Herbert Clark Hoover: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Commerce  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library And Museum
Object number:
65.1.189
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Ruth Small Stockton

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Ruth Small Stockton, 1916  Search this
Medium:
Stained glass
Dimensions:
Unrecorded
Type:
Decorative Arts
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal\Elephant  Search this
Tool\Gavel  Search this
Architecture\Dome  Search this
Ruth Small Stockton: Female  Search this
Ruth Small Stockton: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Colorado  Search this
Ruth Small Stockton: Politics and Government\State Senator\Colorado  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Colorado State Capitol
Object number:
CO020012
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Prince Charles and Princess Anne, Montego Bay

Artist:
Harry Benson, born 02 Dec 1929  Search this
Sitter:
Charles III, born 14 Nov 1948  Search this
Princess Anne, born 15 Aug 1950  Search this
Dimensions:
Frame: 65.7 x 78.4cm (25 7/8 x 30 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
Jamaica\Cornwall\Saint James\Montego Bay
Date:
1966
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Vehicle\Automobile  Search this
Human Figures\Crowd  Search this
Charles III: Male  Search this
Charles III: Rulers and Aristocracy\Prince  Search this
Princess Anne: Female  Search this
Princess Anne: Rulers and Aristocracy\Princess  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Harry Benson Ltd.
Object number:
EXH.HB.028
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Harry Benson Ltd. All rights reserved
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