George Washington Carver

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Object Details

Artist

Prentice H. Polk, 25 Nov 1898 - 29 Dec 1985

Sitter

George Washington Carver, c. 1864 - 5 Jan 1943

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1930

Object number

NPG.95.89

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.4 x 19.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 13/16")

Sheet: 25.8 x 20.3 cm (10 3/16 x 8")

Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")

Place

United States\Alabama\Macon\Tuskegee

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table

Container\Bottle

Interior\Laboratory

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment\Beaker

Equipment\Laboratory Equipment\Test tube

George Washington Carver: Male

George Washington Carver: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist

George Washington Carver: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biologist\Botanist

George Washington Carver: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator

George Washington Carver: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist

George Washington Carver: Law and Crime\Enslaved person

Portrait

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