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Self-Portrait Shaving

1939

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Jacob Kainen

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen in honor of the artist's 90th birthday
Dimensions

overall: 23.3 x 15 cm (9 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.4.34

Cityscape

Jacob Kainen

1939

Kainen Sketchbook

Jacob Kainen

1939

Restuarant

Jacob Kainen

1939

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1999

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Wikidata ID

Q64579633

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