Object Details
- Artist
- Richard B. Adam, 1873 - 1936
- Sitter
- Richard Evelyn Byrd, 25 Oct 1888 - 11 Mar 1957
- Provenance
- The artist; his daughter Margit Adam, Munich, Germany; purchased 1991 NPG
- According to the artist’s daughter, it was commissioned by “TheSportsman” 1928/29; this version retained by artist, and “The picture had remained in the States during World War II. I got it back in the sixties.” Letters from Margit Adam 30 January 1990, 24 February 1990
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1928
- Object number
- NPG.91.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 105cm x 80cm (41 5/16" x 31 1/2")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog
- Nature & Environment\Snow
- Nature & Environment\Water\Lake
- Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Fur
- Equipment\Goggles
- Nature & Environment\Mountain
- Richard Evelyn Byrd: Male
- Richard Evelyn Byrd: Science and Technology\Explorer
- Richard Evelyn Byrd: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Rear Admiral
- Richard Evelyn Byrd: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Naval aviator
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.91.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm499296064-3014-4408-8eba-d124b1b0374a
