Sinclair Lewis

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Object Details

Artist

Oscar Edward Cesare, 1885 - 1948

Sitter

Sinclair Lewis, 7 Feb 1885 - 10 Jan 1951

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Valentine Cesare

Date

1931

Object number

NPG.92.98

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Drawing

Medium

India ink, Chinese white and pencil on paper

Dimensions

Image: 33.5cm x 49cm (13 3/16" x 19 5/16")

Sheet: 39.9cm x 55cm (15 11/16" x 21 5/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Architecture\Building\Church

Architecture\Building

Exterior\Cityscape

Vehicle\Automobile

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Derby hat

Cartoon

Container\Barrel

Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National flag\American

Sinclair Lewis: Male

Sinclair Lewis: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Novelist

Sinclair Lewis: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Satirist

Sinclair Lewis: Nobel Prize

Sinclair Lewis: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize

Portrait

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