Admiral King, U.S. Navy

Alternate Titles

[Possible Sitter: Robert H. English]

Artist Boris Artzybasheff (American, born Ukraine under the Russian Empire, 1899 - 1965)

Date1942

ClassificationsPainting

MediumGouache

DimensionsObject: 10 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (27.3 × 24.1 cm) Sheet: 17 1/4 × 15 in. (43.8 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist

Keyword/Subject

Object number1965.0383

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