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Portrait of Howard Austen, seated

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Description
An original portrait drawing of Howard Austen by artist Don Bachardy. It is signed, titled, and dated, lower right: "Howard Austen, February 4, 1977 / Bachardy." The drawing is in pencil on white wove paper (23 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.) and depicts Austen seated, in a three-quarter length view, facing the artist.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1977.
Call number
mssHM 84082
Creator
Bachardy, Don (1934-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Transferred from The Huntington Art Collections, 2017. The drawing was part of a bequest from the estate of Gore Vidal to the Huntington. It was accessioned by Art Collections in 2015 and transferred to the Library in 2017.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions
sheet 60 x 37 cm
Associated people
Vidal, Gore, (1925-2012,)
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