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Samuel Clemens and Helen Keller

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Isabel Van Kleek Lyon, 15 Dec 1868 - 4 Dec 1958

Sitter

Helen Adams Keller, 27 Jun 1880 - 1 Jun 1968
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1908

Object number

NPG.79.168

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Photographic Negative

Medium

Photographic negative

Dimensions

Image: 8.7 × 8.8 cm (3 7/16 × 3 7/16")
Sheet: 9 × 9.6 cm (3 9/16 × 3 3/4")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Exterior\Landscape
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Architecture\Balustrade
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
Baggage & Luggage\Bag\Purse
Helen Adams Keller: Female
Helen Adams Keller: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Helen Adams Keller: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Helen Adams Keller: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer
Helen Adams Keller: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
Helen Adams Keller: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian
Helen Adams Keller: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Essayist
Helen Adams Keller: Person with a disability\Blind person
Helen Adams Keller: Person with a disability\Deaf person
Helen Adams Keller: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Male
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Humorist
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49cbdb1c5-c929-4599-80f0-fb43933f1981

Record ID

npg_NPG.79.168

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