Artist:

Herbert Lawrence Block, 13 Oct 1909 - 7 Oct 2001  Search this

Sitter:

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, 17 Apr 1894 - Sep 1971  Search this

Fidel Castro, 13 Aug 1926 - 26 Nov 2016  Search this

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and ink over graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions:

48.2 x 33.3cm (19 x 13 1/8")

Mat (Verified): 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1960

Collection Description:

In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped the United States, and the Time Collection—featuring prominent international figures and events—enriches our understanding of the United States in a global context.

En 1978, la revista Time donó a la National Portrait Gallery cerca de 800 obras de arte originales creadas para sus portadas. Nuestro museo se dedica a narrar la historia de figuras que han contribuido a forjar el desarrollo de Estados Unidos, y es así que la Colección Time, que incluye retratos de importantes personalidades internacionales, nos ayuda a comprender mejor a nuestra nación en un contexto global.

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this

Architecture\Building  Search this

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev: Male  Search this

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Premier\Soviet Union  Search this

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Secretary\Soviet Union  Search this

Fidel Castro: Male  Search this

Fidel Castro: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this

Fidel Castro: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President\Cuba  Search this

Fidel Castro: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Premier\Cuba  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine

Object number:

NPG.78.TC47

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Herbert Lawrence Block

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4394e9b64-bc97-4f8d-a2a8-55d7553fd076

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.78.TC47