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Artist
Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002
Sitter
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003
Date
1990
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 28 x 21.5 cm (11 x 8 7/16")
Sheet: 35.5 x 27.5 cm (14 x 10 13/16")
Mount: 40.7 x 33 cm (16 x 13")
Topic
Artwork
Costume\Jewelry\Watch
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Al Hirschfeld: Male
Al Hirschfeld: Literature\Writer
Al Hirschfeld: Visual Arts\Artist\Caricaturist
Al Hirschfeld: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator
Al Hirschfeld: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Lithographer
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh