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Oil Portrait., 01/01/1943-12/31/1943

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 69
Identifier: 78273

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Professional and personal photographs of Clare Boothe Luce with family and friends throughout her life. Included are photos of from childhood; as wife of millionaire George Brokaw, managing editor at Vanity Fair; and as the wife of American publisher, Henry Robinson Luce. Notable are her campaign photographs of 1942 when she ran for a seat in Congress.

Dates

  • 01/01/1943-12/31/1943

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Series: 7.0 Cubic Feet (16 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Container Summary

3 photographs taken by Neil Koppes of a oil portrait of Clare Boothe Luce in a Chinese costume painted by Gerald Brockhurst.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE - PHOTOGRAPH OF OIL PORTRAIT (1943): Other Types

BROCKHURST, GERALD - OIL PORTRAIT OF CBL (1943): Other Types

KOPPES, NEIL - PHOTOGRAPH OF OIL PORTRAIT OF CBL (1943): Photograph

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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