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Artist
Hans Namuth, 17 Mar 1915 - 13 Oct 1990
Sitter
Mark Rothko, 25 Sep 1903 - 25 Feb 1970
Date
1964
Type
Photograph
Medium
Silver dye bleach print
Dimensions
Image: 34.6cm x 49.8cm (13 5/8" x 19 5/8")
Sheet: 40.7cm x 51cm (16" x 20 1/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Artwork\Painting
Interior\Studio\Art
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
Mark Rothko: Male
Mark Rothko: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Mark Rothko: Visual Arts\Art instructor
Mark Rothko: Visual Arts\Artist\Abstract Expressionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; this acquisition was made possible by a generous contribution from the James Smithson Society