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Artist
Alexander Alland, Sr., 1902 - 1989
Sitter
Carl Sandburg, 6 Jan 1878 - 22 Jul 1967
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952
Date
1938
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 19.4 × 24.9 cm (7 5/8 × 9 13/16")
Sheet: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 9 15/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Artwork
Artist's Effects
Costume\Jewelry\Watch
Artwork\Sculpture
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
Tool\Mallet
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Unidentified Man: Male
Jo Davidson: Male
Jo Davidson: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor
Carl Sandburg: Male
Carl Sandburg: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Carl Sandburg: Literature\Writer\Poet
Carl Sandburg: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Carl Sandburg: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Carl Sandburg: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Magazine
Carl Sandburg: Literature\Writer\Children's book
Carl Sandburg: Pulitzer Prize
Carl Sandburg: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Alexander Alland, Sr.
