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Artist
Richard B. Adam, 1873 - 1936
Sitter
Richard Evelyn Byrd, 25 Oct 1888 - 11 Mar 1957
Date
1928
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
105cm x 80cm (41 5/16" x 31 1/2")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog
Nature & Environment\Snow
Nature & Environment\Water\Lake
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Fur
Equipment\Goggles
Nature & Environment\Mountain
Richard Evelyn Byrd: Male
Richard Evelyn Byrd: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
Richard Evelyn Byrd: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Rear Admiral
Richard Evelyn Byrd: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Naval aviator
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.91.1
Provenance
The artist; his daughter Margit Adam, Munich, Germany; purchased 1991 NPG
According to the artist’s daughter, it was commissioned by “TheSportsman” 1928/29; this version retained by artist, and “The picture had remained in the States during World War II. I got it back in the sixties.” Letters from Margit Adam 30 January 1990, 24 February 1990
