Kingman Brewster, New Haven, CT
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1970-1988
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (21.9 x 15.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 6 7/16in. (22.9 x 16.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 6 7/16in. (22.9 x 16.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Montana Historical Society
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man seated. He is holding a pair of glasses, and there is a eyeglass case in his jacket pocket. He has a ring on each hand. In the background at left, part of what appears to be an American flag is visible; at right are curtains.
Object number2001.126.1
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, from top: "Kingman Brewster / New Haven CT / Former President - Yale University / Former Ambassador to Great Britain"In middle, in pencil, in same hand as above: "Return to: / Leo Gayhill Jr. / #18 6th St. No Suite 200 / Great Falls, Mt. 59401"
At bottom, in pencil:"neg. #2951"NotesSubject Note: Kingman Brewster, Jr., was born 17 June 1919 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and died 8 November 1988 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He graduated from Yale University in 1941, and also graduated from Harvard with an LL. B. in 1948. He was a professor of law at Harvard 1950-1960, and then became president of Yale University from 1963-1977. He was appointed as ambassador to Great Britain 1977-1981, and remained in London as a representative of an American law firm. He became a master of University College, London, in 1986.
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