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    Artist

  • Schiff, John, 1907-1976

    Shali︠a︡pin, Boris, 1904-1979

    • Title

  • [Portrait of a man] / drawing by Boris Chaliapin, 1960

  • Physical Description

    1 photograph : black-and-white ; 10 x 8 inches / 25.5 x 20.5 cm., digital photograph

  • Summary

    The image shows a sketched portrait photograph of an unknown man's profile. The sketch is signed by the artist and the date / location are also recorded on the verso "Boris Chaliapin N.Y. 1960."

  • Subject

    Portraits; Drawing

  • Genre

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Drawings

  • Part Of

    John (Hans) and Trude Schiff Collection, AR 25082

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Boris Chaliapin was an artist for Time magazine, for which he illustrated more than 400 covers, from 1942 up until the time of Richard Nixon.

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Citation

Schiff, John: [Portrait of a man] / drawing by Boris Chaliapin, 1960, Leo Baeck Institute, F 055 AR 25082.