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Artist
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973
Publication
Vanity Fair, active 1914 - 1936
Sitter
Alfred Lunt, 12 Aug 1892 - 3 Aug 1977
Lynn Fontanne, 6 Dec 1887 - 30 Jul 1983
Date
1925
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24.5 x 19.3cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8")
Sheet: 25.4 x 20.3cm (10 x 8")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Interior
Alfred Lunt: Male
Alfred Lunt: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Alfred Lunt: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Alfred Lunt: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Alfred Lunt: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Lynn Fontanne: Female
Lynn Fontanne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Lynn Fontanne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Lynn Fontanne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Lynn Fontanne: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired in memory of Agnes and Eugene Meyer through the generosity of Katharine Graham and the New York Community Trust, The Island Fund
