Skip to main content

John Howard Benson

John Howard Benson
Usage Conditions Apply
Artist
John Robinson Frazier, 28 Jul 1889 - 23 Jul 1966
Sitter
John Howard Benson, 6 Jul 1901 - 23 Feb 1956
Date
c. 1940
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Accurate: 91.7 x 77.2 cm (36 1/8 x 30 3/8")
Frame: 112.1 × 96.8 × 6 cm (44 1/8 × 38 1/8 × 2 3/8")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
Artwork\Sculpture
Interior\Studio\Art
Tool\Mallet
Tool\Chisel
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
John Howard Benson: Male
John Howard Benson: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor
John Howard Benson: Visual Arts\Artist\Letterer\Calligrapher
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Mrs. John H. Benson, Mrs. John R. Frazier and Mr. Robert Schoelkopf
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.70.61
Provenance
Mary Frazier, wife of artist; sold through (Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York) to NPG 1970.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view
Back to Top