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Joe E. Brown in "Elmer the Great"

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Joseph Grant, 15 May 1908 - 6 May 2005

Sitter

Joe E. Brown, 28 Jul 1892 - 6 Jul 1973

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Carol Grubb and Jennifer Grant Castrup

Date

1933

Object number

NPG.93.406

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Drawing

Medium

Gouache and ink on board

Dimensions

Image: 19.1cm x 19.1cm (7 1/2" x 7 1/2")
Board: 28.9cm x 26.4cm (11 3/8" x 10 3/8")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Caricature
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Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat
Joe E. Brown: Male
Joe E. Brown: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Joe E. Brown: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Joe E. Brown: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4184951a7-76a5-4474-ab6a-ffb3b41758bd

Record ID

npg_NPG.93.406

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