Joan Didion

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Object Details

Artist

Julian Wasser, 1943 - 8 Feb 2023

Sitter

Joan Didion, 5 Dec 1934 - 23 Dec 2021

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1970

Object number

NPG.2012.35

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.3 x 34 cm (9 9/16 x 13 3/8")

Sheet: 25.6 x 35.6 cm (10 1/16 x 14")

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

Place

United States\California

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Exterior

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette

Vehicle\Automobile

Joan Didion: Female

Joan Didion: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

Joan Didion: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Magazine editor

Joan Didion: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Playwright

Joan Didion: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Screenwriter

Joan Didion: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Essayist

Portrait

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