William Sowden Sims

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Object Details

Artist

Irving Ramsay Wiles, 1861 - 1948

Sitter

William Sowden Sims, 15 Oct 1858 - 28 Sep 1936

Provenance

National Art Committee, 1921; gift to NCFA 1923; transferred 1965 to NPG.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the National Art Committee, 1923

Date

1919

Object number

NPG.65.41

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

141.5cm x 85.5cm (55 11/16" x 33 11/16"), Accurate

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Weapon\Sword

William Sowden Sims: Male

William Sowden Sims: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral

William Sowden Sims: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm406c4abb8-9bc1-4c9c-83f4-2a83787dea60

Record ID

npg_NPG.65.41