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Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas

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Object Details

Artist

Sir Francis Cyril Rose, 1909 - 1979

Sitter

Gertrude Stein, 3 Feb 1874 - 27 Jul 1946
Alice Babette Toklas, 30 Apr 1877 - 7 Mar 1967

Provenance

The artist; 1963 to Robert Bartlett Haas [1916-2010], Nurtingen, Germany; purchased 1988 NPG

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of the T. Mellon Evans Foundation

Date

1939

Object number

NPG.88.161

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Tempera and gouache on cardboard

Dimensions

Sight: 71.4 x 58.6cm (28 1/8 x 23 1/16")
Frame: 84.5 x 71.4 x 3.2cm (33 1/4 x 28 1/8 x 1 1/4")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Artwork\Painting
Interior\Domestic
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa
Alice Babette Toklas: Female
Alice Babette Toklas: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Alice Babette Toklas: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Gertrude Stein: Female
Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet
Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Patron of the arts
Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Librettist
Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Art collector
Gertrude Stein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bb17f89c-6b0e-42f9-bc02-aa35b0c43f73

Record ID

npg_NPG.88.161

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