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Portrait of Ernest Hemingway [Alias Kid Balzac]
Portrait of Ernest Hemingway [Alias Kid Balzac]
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Portrait of Ernest Hemingway [Alias Kid Balzac]

Artifact IDMO 89.104
Object Type Painting
Date April 1927
Artist (Painter, American, 1884 - 1970)
Place MadeKey West, Florida, United States, North America
Medium Oil on canvas
DimensionsFramed H 35 1/2 in x W 29 3/8 in x D 2 5/8 in (90.2 cm x 74.6 cm x 6.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionUnfinished oil sketch of Ernest Hemingway in muted browns and greens. He is seated, wearing a white shirt, has a mustache, and brown hair. Framed in wood and gilt frame
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by Mary Hemingway in 1989.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Ernest Hemingway Collection, Gift of Mary Hemingway
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesErnest Hemingway Collection (National Archives Identifier 76055712)
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