The Artist (drawn on a letter to Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald)
Alfred Bendiner
c. 1959
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brush and black ink on letterhead stationery
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bendiner
Accession Number
1988.22.1
About the Artist
Alfred Bendiner
Alfred Bendiner (July 23, 1899 – March 19, 1964) was a Philadelphia-based architect, artist, caricaturist, and writer whose career demonstrated a rare synthesis of technical precision and wit. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Hungarian immigrant parents, Bendiner moved with his family to Philadelphia, where he attended the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Arts before serving in the mil...