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Artist
Samuel Johnson Woolf, 12 Feb 1880 - 03 Dec 1948
Sitter
Edgar Bergen, 16 Feb 1903 - 30 Sep 1978
Date
1940
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal and chalk on paper
Dimensions
Image: 53.7 × 31.4 cm (21 1/8 × 12 3/8")
Sheet: 65.1 × 50.2 cm (25 5/8 × 19 3/4")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Artist's Effects\Palette
Artist's Effects\Paintbrush
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Monocle
Artist's Effects\Easel
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Edgar Bergen: Male
Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
Edgar Bergen: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television
Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Ventriloquist
Edgar Bergen: Oscar
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist's daughters, Muriel Woolf Hobson and Dorothy Woolf Ahern
