John Howard Benson
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Object Details
- Artist
- John Robinson Frazier, 28 Jul 1889 - 23 Jul 1966
- Sitter
- John Howard Benson, 6 Jul 1901 - 23 Feb 1956
- Provenance
- Mary Frazier, wife of artist; sold through (Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York) to NPG 1970.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Mrs. John H. Benson, Mrs. John R. Frazier and Mr. Robert Schoelkopf
- c. 1940
- Object number
- NPG.70.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Accurate: 91.7 x 77.2 cm (36 1/8 x 30 3/8")
- Frame: 112.1 × 96.8 × 6 cm (44 1/8 × 38 1/8 × 2 3/8")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Printed Material\Book
- Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
- Artwork\Sculpture
- Interior\Studio\Art
- Tool\Mallet
- Tool\Chisel
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
- John Howard Benson: Male
- John Howard Benson: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor
- John Howard Benson: Visual Arts\Artist\Letterer\Calligrapher
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.70.61
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm414b42d41-7725-4d08-ac4a-11318317f48a
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