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Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
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Artist
Sir Francis Cyril Rose, 1909 - 1979
Sitter
Gertrude Stein, 3 Feb 1874 - 27 Jul 1946
Alice Babette Toklas, 30 Apr 1877 - 7 Mar 1967
Date
1939
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera and gouache on cardboard
Dimensions
Sight: 71.4 x 58.6cm (28 1/8 x 23 1/16")
Frame: 84.5 x 71.4 x 3.2cm (33 1/4 x 28 1/8 x 1 1/4")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Artwork\Painting
Interior\Domestic
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa
Alice Babette Toklas: Female
Alice Babette Toklas: Literature\Writer
Alice Babette Toklas: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Gertrude Stein: Female
Gertrude Stein: Literature\Writer\Poet
Gertrude Stein: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts
Gertrude Stein: Literature\Writer\Librettist
Gertrude Stein: Visual Arts\Art collector
Gertrude Stein: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of the T. Mellon Evans Foundation
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.88.161
Provenance
The artist; 1963 to Robert Bartlett Haas [1916-2010], Nurtingen, Germany; purchased 1988 NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view