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Samuel Dashiell Hammett

Object Details

Provenance
The artist; purchased 1985 NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Edward Biberman, 23 Oct 1904 - 27 Jan 1986
Sitter
Samuel Dashiell Hammett, 25 May 1894 - 10 Jan 1961
Date
1937
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 102.2 x 76.5 x 2.5cm (40 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 1")
Frame: 118.1 x 92.4 x 5.7cm (46 1/2 x 36 3/8 x 2 1/4")
Type
Painting

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  • 1937: A Year in the Collections
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