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Parren James Mitchell

Portrait photograph of Parren James Mitchell, three-quarter length, in a suit and tie, holding eyeglasses, seated in a chair next to a table with a lamp, book, and holder with pencils/tiles/collection/5/5138.xml
Portrait photograph of Parren James Mitchell, three-quarter length, in a suit and tie, holding eyeglasses, seated in a chair next to a table with a lamp, book, and holder with pencils
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Date

1982

Artist

Joseph Daniel Clipper

Dimensions

23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (59.7 x 49.5 cm) Framed: 30 3/8 x 26 3/8 in. (77.2 x 67 cm)

Accession Number

2002.014.003

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

This photographic portrait of Small Business Committee Chairman Parren Mitchell shows the subject sitting in a typical House desk chair, holding his eyeglasses. A low table near him holds a decorative lamp, books, and a leather holder filled with sharpened pencils. Only the studio backdrop gives away that this is a formal photograph rather than a candid snapshot of the Congressman at ease.

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