John Updike
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Object Details
- Artist
- Alex Katz, born 27 Jul 1927
- Sitter
- John Hoyer Updike, 18 Mar 1932 - 27 Jan 2009
- Collection Description
- In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.
- En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- 1982
- Object number
- NPG.84.TC156
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA at Artist Rights Society (ARS), NY
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Stretcher: 120.7 x 85.7cm (47 1/2 x 33 3/4")
- Frame: 125.1 x 89.5 x 7.6cm (49 1/4 x 35 1/4 x 3")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
- Nature & Environment\Plant\Leaves
- John Hoyer Updike: Male
- John Hoyer Updike: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor
- John Hoyer Updike: Literature\Writer\Poet
- John Hoyer Updike: Literature\Writer\Novelist
- John Hoyer Updike: Literature\Writer\Essayist
- John Hoyer Updike: Literature\Literary critic
- John Hoyer Updike: Pulitzer Prize
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.84.TC156
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f6a2cfd8-0293-4c31-a5e9-94ea1c0246cf
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