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Buster Keaton L'Opérateur

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Jean A. Mercier, 1899 - 1995

Sitter

Buster Keaton, 4 Oct 1895 - 1 Feb 1966

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1928

Object number

NPG.86.170

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Print

Medium

Color lithographic poster

Dimensions

Image: 145.9 x 105.9cm (57 7/16 x 41 11/16")
Board: 163.2 x 126.4cm (64 1/4 x 49 3/4")
A to G Depth: To be determined by strainer

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Vehicle\Train
Caricature
Equipment\Camera
Vehicle\Boat
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird
Vehicle\Automobile
Weapon\Cannon
Vehicle\Airplane
Poster
Poster\Movie
Buster Keaton: Male
Buster Keaton: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
Buster Keaton: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Buster Keaton: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
Buster Keaton: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
Buster Keaton: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
Buster Keaton: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ff97358c-ea00-4d97-b888-3850ee2cfecf

Record ID

npg_NPG.86.170

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