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Edgar Bergen

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984
Robert F. Cranston, 26 Jul 1897 - 1978
Gus Schoenbaechler, active 1940s–1950s

Sitter

Edgar Bergen, 16 Feb 1903 - 30 Sep 1978

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1948

Object number

NPG.92.155

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Carbro print

Dimensions

Image: 41 x 31.2 cm (16 1/8 x 12 5/16")
Sheet: 45.4 x 35.4 cm (17 7/8 x 13 15/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Nature & Environment\Clouds
Exterior\Sky
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fedora
Costume\Dress Accessory\Suspenders
Toy\Puppet\Ventriloquist dummy
Edgar Bergen: Male
Edgar Bergen: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Edgar Bergen: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Edgar Bergen: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Edgar Bergen: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
Edgar Bergen: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Ventriloquist
Edgar Bergen: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4476fe219-d751-4cbf-a4f3-0fe1d352648c

Record ID

npg_NPG.92.155

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