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Portrait of Vannevar Bush

  • 1955

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Lithograph portrait of Vannevar Bush, by the artist Eugene A. Montgomery. Bush is shown in a 3/4 view holding a graduated cylinder and beaker, with a pipe clenched in one corner of his mouth. This portrait was created for the cover of The Atlantic Monthly, August 1955, accompanying a feature story penned by Bush himself: "For Man To Know." This copy of the print has been inscribed and signed by Vannevar Bush.

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  • 34.9 cm H x 27.9 cm W
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  • (Bottom center, in pen and ink) "To Ralph Connor with cordial regards. Vannevar Bush."
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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Montgomery, Eugene A. “Portrait of Vannevar Bush.” The Atlantic Monthly, 1955. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5q47rn90w.

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