Artist:

Edward Biberman, 23 Oct 1904 - 27 Jan 1986  Search this

Sitter:

Samuel Dashiell Hammett, 25 May 1894 - 10 Jan 1961  Search this

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

Place:

United States\California\Los Angeles\Los Angeles

Date:

1937

Provenance:

The artist; purchased 1985 NPG

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this

Samuel Dashiell Hammett: Male  Search this

Samuel Dashiell Hammett: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Samuel Dashiell Hammett: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Samuel Dashiell Hammett: Law and Crime\Police\Detective  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.85.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 1937 Edward Biberman

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition:

20th Century Americans: 1930-1960

On View:

NPG, South Gallery 321

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f4c1299a-a4ca-44a5-8a2a-ca78fbda1eda

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.85.1