Portrait of Eugene W. Kettering
Artist
Yousuf Karsh
(Canadian, 1908-2002)
CultureCanadian
Dateca. 1965
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 5/8 × 30 in. (27 × 76.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 5/8 × 30 in. (27 × 76.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
InscribedSigned lower left: "J. Karsh"
Credit LineGift of Mark A. Clark
Object number78.493
Not on view
DescriptionThis black and white photograph is a portrait of Mr. Kettering seated at his desk in the airplane room, Ridgeleigh Terrace, Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Kettering was the son of "Boss" Kettering, inventor of the self starter and one of the founders of General Motors.Exhibition History"Twentieth-Century Photography: Gifts to the Collection," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., Alice and Sol B. Frank Photography Gallery, Sept. 28--Dec.1, 1991.
