Leonid Brezhnev
Object Details
- 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.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Date
- 1973
- Object number
- NPG.78.TC256
- Artist
- Isadore Seltzer, born 1930
- Sitter
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, 19 Dec 1906 - Nov 1982
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pencil, tempera and ink on board
- Dimensions
- Sight: 35.6 x 27.9cm (14 x 11")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Topic
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Male
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\President
- Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev: Politics and Government\Foreign leader\Communist Party Chairman
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.78.TC256
- Usage
- Not determined
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