Henry Louis Mencken and George Nathan

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Object Details

Artist

Irving Penn, 16 Jun 1917 - 7 Oct 2009

Sitter

Henry Louis Mencken, 12 Sep 1880 - 29 Jan 1956

George Jean Nathan, 14 Feb 1882 - 8 Apr 1958

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Irving Penn

Date

1947 (printed 1985)

Object number

NPG.88.70.31

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Platinum-palladium print

Dimensions

Image: 55.2 x 45.5 cm (21 3/4 x 17 15/16")

Sheet: 63.2 × 55.9 cm (24 7/8 × 22")

Mount: 66 × 55.9 cm (26 × 22")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior\Studio

Costume\Jewelry\Cufflinks

George Jean Nathan: Male

George Jean Nathan: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

George Jean Nathan: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper

George Jean Nathan: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Magazine editor

George Jean Nathan: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Theater critic

Henry Louis Mencken: Male

Henry Louis Mencken: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher

Henry Louis Mencken: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor

Henry Louis Mencken: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper

Henry Louis Mencken: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Essayist

Henry Louis Mencken: Arts and Culture\Literature\Literary critic

Henry Louis Mencken: Arts and Culture\Literature\Publisher\Book

Portrait

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