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John Updike

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002

Sitter

John Hoyer Updike, 18 Mar 1932 - 27 Jan 2009

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh

Date

1984

Object number

NPG.2012.77.99

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Estate of Yousuf Karsh

Type

Photograph

Medium

Chromogenic print

Dimensions

Image: 34.1 x 25.5 cm (13 7/16 x 10 1/16")
Sheet: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Printed Material\Book
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
Architecture\Doorway
Interior\Domestic\Study
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
John Hoyer Updike: Male
John Hoyer Updike: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor
John Hoyer Updike: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet
John Hoyer Updike: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
John Hoyer Updike: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Essayist
John Hoyer Updike: Arts and Culture\Literature\Literary critic
John Hoyer Updike: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm468f1aa4a-ea5b-4196-986f-7919953bba66

Record ID

npg_NPG.2012.77.99

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