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Artist
Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004
Sitter
George Herbert Walker Bush, 12 Jun 1924 - 30 Nov 2018
Date
March 2, 1976
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 25.6cm x 20.2cm (10 1/16" x 7 15/16")
Sheet: 35.6cm x 27.7cm (14" x 10 7/8")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
George Herbert Walker Bush: Male
George Herbert Walker Bush: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
George Herbert Walker Bush: Politics and Government\President of US
George Herbert Walker Bush: Military and Intelligence\Intelligence agent\CIA director
George Herbert Walker Bush: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Texas
George Herbert Walker Bush: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Naval aviator
George Herbert Walker Bush: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador\United Nations
George Herbert Walker Bush: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Oil executive
George Herbert Walker Bush: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Place
United States\Virginia\Fairfax\Langley
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; this acquisition was made possible by generous contributions from Jeane W. Austin and the James Smithson Society
