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J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Artist
Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002
Sitter
J. Robert Oppenheimer, 22 Apr 1904 - 18 Feb 1967
Date
1956
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 31.6 × 25.5 cm (12 7/16 × 10 1/16")
Sheet: 42.9 × 35.5 cm (16 7/8 × 14")
Mount: 48.4 × 40.6 cm (19 1/16 × 16")
Mat (Karsh exhibit): 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Topic
Printed Material\Papers
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
Equipment\Blackboard
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pencil
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Ashtray
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Male
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Literature\Writer
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Physics
J. Robert Oppenheimer: Enrico Fermi Award
Portrait
Place
United States\New Jersey\Mercer\Princeton
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Yousuf Karsh
Object number
NPG.2012.77.78
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view