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Artist
Soss Efram Melik, 02 Aug 1914 - 11 Oct 2003
Sitter
John Steinbeck, 27 Feb 1902 - 20 Dec 1968
Date
1961
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
Accurate: 62.5 x 48.2 cm (24 5/8 x 19")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
John Steinbeck: Male
John Steinbeck: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
John Steinbeck: Literature\Writer\Novelist
John Steinbeck: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent
John Steinbeck: Nobel Prize
John Steinbeck: Pulitzer Prize
John Steinbeck: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution