Man in a Black Robe (Victor Hammer Self-Portrait)

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Object Details

Artist

Victor Karl Hammer, 9 Dec 1882 - Jul 1967

Sitter

Victor Karl Hammer, 9 Dec 1882 - Jul 1967

Provenance

Edgar J. Kaufmann, Pittsburgh; his son Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.; Mrs. Carolyn R. Hammer, Lexington, Ky., wife of sitter; gift 1989 to NPG

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Carolyn Reading Hammer

Date

1928

Object number

NPG.89.51

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Tempera on panel

Dimensions

Frame: 118.1 × 97.8 × 5.7 cm (46 1/2 × 38 1/2 × 2 1/4")

Panel: 108.3 × 87.9 × 3.2 cm (42 5/8 × 34 5/8 × 1 1/4")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table

Artwork\Painting

Art implements\Paintbrush

Self-portrait

Victor Karl Hammer: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist

Victor Karl Hammer: Male

Victor Karl Hammer: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Architect

Victor Karl Hammer: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College

Victor Karl Hammer: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Printer

Victor Karl Hammer: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Designer\Typographer

Victor Karl Hammer: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Designer\Book designer

Victor Karl Hammer: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Designer\Type designer

Portrait

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