Title from caption on object: “Both a Populist and Demagogue, Huey Long Believed Every Man Should Be a King”

c. 1935

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Associated Press

Publisher

The image depicts a man from the knees up, with both arms raised high above his head. He is in a dynamic posture. The man has a wide mouth as if speaking, focused eyes, and short, slightly wavy hair. He is dressed in a double-breasted suit jacket, matching trousers, a tie over a button-down shirt. In the background, there are other people, some focusing on the man, while others are blurred. The background is indoors with shadows on the wall and some indistinct design elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 × 16.2 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.1 × 17.8 cm (9 1/8 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.300

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printing notes and crop marks top center, upper left, and upper right in grease pencil; on verso, by unknown hand, printing notes upper center and bottom right in graphite; upper left stamped in purple ink on applied newspaper: SEP 8 - 1964; upper left printed in black ink on applied newspaper: [cropped reproduction of image] / HUEY LON[G] [circled in red pencil] / Gunman's vi [obscured]; upper right stamped in black ink: EARLY / SUNDAY / FRIDAY MAKEUP; center printed in black ink on applied paper partially visible: [CAUTIO]N! WATCH RELEASE DATE! / [obscured caption]; by unknown hand, center in red ink on applied newspaper: C; center right stamped in purple ink: RECEIVED EXAMINER / REFERENCE LIBRARY / SEP 2 1960; lower center stamped in red ink on applied newspaper: APR 9 - 1972; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: [reproduction of image] / -AP Photo / BOTH A POPULIST AND A DEMAGOG [sic] / Huey Long [circled in red ink] believed every man should be a king

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