Authors, American--20th century--Portraits; Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956; Portrait painting;
Portrait painted in 1927 by Nikol Schattenstein (1877-1954) of a young H. L. Mencken at the height of his career. He is wearing a white shirt unbuttoned at the collar with a pair of red pants and suspenders. The suspenders were a gift from Rudolph...