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Lester Young

Artist:
Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010  Search this
Sitter:
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Medium:
Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 32 × 30.5cm (12 5/8 × 12")
Sheet: 50.5 × 40.6cm (19 7/8 × 16")
Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1948 (printed 1998)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Container\Bottle  Search this
Music\Sheet music  Search this
Commemorative  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.111.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Herman Leonard Photography LLC
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42a940f57-15fd-47cf-94eb-fda0cede9173
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2014.111.30

Roy Marcus Cohn and Everett McKinley Dirksen

Artist:
George Tames, 1919 - 1994  Search this
Sitter:
Roy Marcus Cohn, 20 Feb 1927 - Aug 1986  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen, 4 Jan 1896 - 7 Sep 1969  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 26.7 × 38.5 cm (10 1/2 × 15 3/16")
Sheet: 39.9 × 49.8 cm (15 11/16 × 19 5/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Date:
1954
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Interior\Courtroom  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Equipment\Camera  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen: Male  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen: Politics and Government\US Senator\Minority Leader  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen: Politics and Government\US Senator\Illinois  Search this
Everett McKinley Dirksen: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Male  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Politics and Government\Powerbroker  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames
Object number:
NPG.94.149
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.94.149
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The Crow Quadrilles

Artist:
Nathaniel Currier, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Dartmouth Rice, 20 May 1808 - 19 Sep 1860  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 32.1 × 24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 7/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1837
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Animal  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Vehicle\Boat\Sailboat  Search this
Architecture\Fence  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Banjo  Search this
Sheet music  Search this
Equipment\Walking stick  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Alligator  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Male  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Literature\Writer\Librettist  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Minstrel  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2022.126
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46b560f5e-d8fe-400d-87e4-af39a0637299
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.126

Grace Jones

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Jean-Paul Goude, born 8 Dec 1940  Search this
Sitter:
Grace Jones, born 19 May 1948  Search this
Medium:
Color photolithograph with halftone
Dimensions:
Sheet: 81.7 x 53.1cm (32 3/16 x 20 7/8")
Board: 86.4 x 58.4cm (34 x 23")
A to G Depth: 7/8"
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1981
Topic:
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Poster  Search this
Grace Jones: Female  Search this
Grace Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Grace Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Chisholm Larsson Gallery, New York City
Object number:
S/NPG.2006.41
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Exhibition:
20th Century Americans: 1960-2000
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 342
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4429f63d3-6eb9-4cf3-a143-3cd9024ff824
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2006.41

Bar in Hotel Scribe

Artist:
Floyd MacMillan Davis, 1896 - 1966  Search this
Sitter:
Floyd MacMillan Davis, 1896 - 1966  Search this
Gladys Rockmore Davis, 1901 - 16 Feb 1967  Search this
David Edward Scherman, 2 Mar 1916 - 1997  Search this
Janet Flanner, 13 Mar 1892 - 7 Nov 1978  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer, 23 Feb 1904 - 28 Dec 1993  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway, 21 Jul 1899 - 2 Jul 1961  Search this
A. J. Liebling, 18 Oct 1904 - 28 Dec 1963  Search this
Merrill Mueller, 1916 - 1980  Search this
Hans Von Kaltenborn, 9 Jul 1878 - 1965  Search this
Richard De Rochemont, 13 Dec 1903 - Aug 1982  Search this
Bill Reusswig, 1902 - 1978  Search this
Ham Green  Search this
Robert Allen Cromie, 1909 - 1999  Search this
Hugh Schuck  Search this
Will Lang, 1914 - Jan 1968  Search this
Lee Miller, 23 Apr 1907 - 21 Jul 1977  Search this
Graham Miller  Search this
Donald MacKenzie, 1918 - 1993  Search this
Robin Duff  Search this
Ralph Morse, 23 Oct 1917 - 7 Dec 2014  Search this
Charles Wertenbaker, 1901 - 1955  Search this
Robert Capa, 22 Oct 1913 - 25 May 1954  Search this
Noel Busch, 1906 - 1985  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 48.3 x 74.3 x 2.5cm (19 x 29 1/4 x 1")
Frame: 68.6 x 94 x 6.4cm (27 x 37 x 2 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Place:
France\Île-de-France\Ville de Paris, Départment de\Paris
Date:
1944
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Military  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
Artwork\Photograph  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Stool  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Interior\Nightclub  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\French  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\British  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\Nazi  Search this
Container\Bottle\Wine bottle  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Emblem\Hammer and sickle  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\USSR  Search this
Lee Miller: Female  Search this
Lee Miller: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer  Search this
Lee Miller: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this
Lee Miller: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Fashion photographer  Search this
Gladys Rockmore Davis: Female  Search this
Gladys Rockmore Davis: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Donald MacKenzie: Male  Search this
Donald MacKenzie: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Robert Allen Cromie: Male  Search this
Robert Allen Cromie: Literature\Writer  Search this
Robert Allen Cromie: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this
Robert Allen Cromie: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Janet Flanner: Female  Search this
Janet Flanner: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Janet Flanner: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Janet Flanner: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Robin Duff: Male  Search this
Robin Duff: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Hugh Schuck: Male  Search this
Hugh Schuck: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
A. J. Liebling: Male  Search this
A. J. Liebling: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
A. J. Liebling: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this
A. J. Liebling: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Magazine  Search this
A. J. Liebling: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Ham Green: Male  Search this
Ham Green: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Merrill Mueller: Male  Search this
Merrill Mueller: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Bill Reusswig: Male  Search this
Bill Reusswig: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
Graham Miller: Male  Search this
Graham Miller: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Floyd MacMillan Davis: Male  Search this
Floyd MacMillan Davis: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Floyd MacMillan Davis: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
Floyd MacMillan Davis: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Lithographer  Search this
Richard De Rochemont: Male  Search this
Richard De Rochemont: Literature\Writer  Search this
Richard De Rochemont: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this
Richard De Rochemont: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this
Richard De Rochemont: Performing Arts\Producer\Newsreel producer  Search this
Richard De Rochemont: Oscar  Search this
David Edward Scherman: Male  Search this
David Edward Scherman: Literature\Writer  Search this
David Edward Scherman: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
David Edward Scherman: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer  Search this
David Edward Scherman: Literature\Literary critic  Search this
David Edward Scherman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Will Lang: Male  Search this
Will Lang: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Will Lang: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Magazine  Search this
Will Lang: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Charles Wertenbaker: Male  Search this
Charles Wertenbaker: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Noel Busch: Male  Search this
Noel Busch: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Ralph Morse: Male  Search this
Ralph Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer  Search this
Ralph Morse: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Photojournalist  Search this
Robert Capa: Male  Search this
Robert Capa: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
Robert Capa: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\War photographer  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer: Male  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer: Literature\Writer\Historical  Search this
William Lawrence Shirer: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Newscaster  Search this
Hans Von Kaltenborn: Male  Search this
Hans Von Kaltenborn: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Hans Von Kaltenborn: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Radio  Search this
Hans Von Kaltenborn: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Hans Von Kaltenborn: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Newscaster  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Male  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Sports and Recreation\Outdoorsman  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Correspondent  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Nobel Prize  Search this
Ernest Miller Hemingway: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.88.57
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Life Magazine
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Exhibition:
20th Century Americans: 1930-1960
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 321
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7d33b2b-490a-4574-b43b-243fc94cf956
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.88.57

Raymond Carver

Artist:
Dmitri Kasterine, born 1932  Search this
Sitter:
Raymond Carver, 25 May 1938 - 2 Aug 1988  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 37.8 x 38 cm (14 7/8 x 14 15/16")
Sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1984
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Raymond Carver: Male  Search this
Raymond Carver: Literature\Writer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2011.23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Dmitri Kasterine
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40936142e-1f31-42c2-a6bc-737a9ee842ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2011.23

Joseph Gurney Cannon

Alternate Title:
Book: Mortals and Immortals
Artist:
Carlo de Fornaro, 1871 - 1949  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph Gurney Cannon, 7 May 1836 - 12 Nov 1926  Search this
Medium:
Commercial relief print on paper
Dimensions:
Book: 28 x 22.8 x 0.8 cm (11 x 9 x 5/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1911
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Print  Search this
Architecture\Fence  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Joseph Gurney Cannon: Male  Search this
Joseph Gurney Cannon: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Joseph Gurney Cannon: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House  Search this
Joseph Gurney Cannon: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.90.117.d
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d55b5e7f-4ccc-47a8-90e8-363a33956c9f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.90.117.d

James Weldon Johnson

Alternate Title:
Book: Mortals and Immortals
Artist:
Carlo de Fornaro, 1871 - 1949  Search this
Sitter:
James Weldon Johnson, 17 Jun 1871 - 27 Jun 1938  Search this
Medium:
Commercial relief print on paper
Dimensions:
Book: 28 x 22.8 x 0.8 cm (11 x 9 x 5/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1911
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Print  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Illustration  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Male  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\School administrator\Principal  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul  Search this
James Weldon Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.90.117.k
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f2ae586b-e631-4935-9d40-0493c9c32c45
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.90.117.k

Jackson Pollock

Artist:
Hans Namuth, 17 Mar 1915 - 13 Oct 1990  Search this
Sitter:
Jackson Pollock, 28 Jan 1912 - 11 Aug 1956  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 30.3 x 30.5cm (11 15/16 x 12")
Sheet: 50.5 x 40.5cm (19 7/8 x 15 15/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Suffolk\East Hampton
Date:
1950
Topic:
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Interior\Studio\Art  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Artist's Effects\Paintbrush  Search this
Artist's Effects\Paint jar  Search this
Artist's Effects\Canvas  Search this
Jackson Pollock: Male  Search this
Jackson Pollock: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Jackson Pollock: Visual Arts\Artist\Abstract Expressionist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of Hans Namuth
Object number:
NPG.95.159
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Hans Namuth Ltd.
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm470b520fc-a6f6-4c9b-99fd-f49d25db3fb7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.95.159

Allen Tate

Artist:
Hans Namuth, 17 Mar 1915 - 13 Oct 1990  Search this
Sitter:
Allen Tate, 19 Nov 1899 - Feb 1979  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 24 x 19cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1952
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Allen Tate: Male  Search this
Allen Tate: Literature\Writer  Search this
Allen Tate: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Allen Tate: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Allen Tate: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Allen Tate: Literature\Writer\Biographer  Search this
Allen Tate: Literature\Literary critic  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of Hans Namuth
Object number:
NPG.95.172
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Hans Namuth Ltd.
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41c78108a-394b-40d2-a061-fab8277795fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.95.172

Count Basie Band - 2nd Jam

Artist:
Gjon Mili, 28 Nov 1904 - 14 Feb 1984  Search this
Sitter:
Count Basie, 21 Aug 1904 - 26 Apr 1984  Search this
Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959  Search this
Buck Clayton, 12 Nov 1911 - 8 Dec 1991  Search this
Earle Warren, 1 Jul 1914 - 4 Jun 1994  Search this
Jo Jones, 7 Oct 1911 - 3 Sep 1985  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 26.1 x 20.1 cm (10 1/4 x 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1944
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Clarinet  Search this
Count Basie: Male  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Count Basie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Count Basie: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Buck Clayton: Male  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter  Search this
Buck Clayton: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Arranger  Search this
Earle Warren: Male  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Earle Warren: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
Jo Jones: Male  Search this
Jo Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Jo Jones: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Percussionist\Drummer  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Male  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist  Search this
Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.95.381
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ac51f92e-d517-47e9-b0fa-49be76e6de10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.95.381

Edward Roscoe Murrow

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Edward Roscoe Murrow, 25 Apr 1908 - 27 Apr 1965  Search this
Medium:
Gouache on illustration board
Dimensions:
Image: 42.2 x 28.8cm (16 5/8 x 11 5/16")
Board: 54.8 x 42.4cm (21 9/16 x 16 11/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1956
Topic:
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Home Furnishings\Telephone  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Male  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Television  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Radio  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Newscaster  Search this
Edward Roscoe Murrow: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.96.42
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Al Hirschfeld. Art reproduced by special arrangement with Hirschfeld's exclusive representative, the Margo Feiden Galleries, Ltd., New York.
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48939e733-21c9-486a-a6a0-aa3ceef09f3a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.42

Joan Didion

Artist:
Julian Wasser, 1943 - 8 Feb 2023  Search this
Sitter:
Joan Didion, 5 Dec 1934 - 23 Dec 2021  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 24.3 x 34 cm (9 9/16 x 13 3/8")
Sheet: 25.6 x 35.6 cm (10 1/16 x 14")
Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\California
Date:
1970
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Vehicle\Automobile  Search this
Joan Didion: Female  Search this
Joan Didion: Literature\Writer  Search this
Joan Didion: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
Joan Didion: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Joan Didion: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this
Joan Didion: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2012.35
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Julian Wasser
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Data Source:
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2012.35

Lenny Bruce

Artist:
Julian Wasser, 1943 - 8 Feb 2023  Search this
Sitter:
Lenny Bruce, 1925 - 1966  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 32.5 × 26.6 cm (12 13/16 × 10 1/2")
Possible Mat Size: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1960
Topic:
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Lenny Bruce: Male  Search this
Lenny Bruce: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2013.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Julian Wasser. Courtesy of the artist and Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, California
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2013.1

Aaron Siskind

Artist:
Morris Engel, 1918 - 5 Mar 2005  Search this
Sitter:
Aaron Siskind, 4 Dec 1903 - 8 Feb 1991  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 18.8cm x 23.9cm (7 3/8" x 9 7/16"), Accurate
sheet: 20.2cm x 25.3cm (7 15/16" x 9 15/16"), Accurate
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1947
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Male  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher\English  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Photography  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Morris Engel
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4638349e0-6c35-44f9-b51c-c8f8f5837828
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.7

Lyndon B. Johnson

Artist:
George Tames, 1919 - 1994  Search this
Sitter:
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 27 Aug 1908 - 22 Jan 1973  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 19.1cm x 18.9cm (7 1/2" x 7 7/16")
Sheet: 25.4cm x 20.2cm (10" x 7 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Date:
1942-43
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fedora  Search this
Architecture\Building\White House  Search this
Architecture\Building\House  Search this
Architecture\Door  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Male  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Literature\Writer  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Texas  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Texas  Search this
Lyndon Baines Johnson: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames
Object number:
NPG.94.174
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.94.174

George Gershwin

Artist:
Aline Fruhauf, 1907 - 1978  Search this
Sitter:
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937  Search this
Medium:
Halftone with pencil on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 27.5 x 13.3cm (10 13/16 x 5 1/4")
Sheet: 35 x 21.3cm (13 3/4 x 8 3/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1935
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
George Gershwin: Male  Search this
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
George Gershwin: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
George Gershwin: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Erwin P. Vollmer
Object number:
S/NPG.83.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Aline Fruhauf
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cdf3ba50-ac77-4916-83aa-9d7b15f1ba48
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.83.8

Kenneth Bancroft Clark

Artist:
Burton Philip Silverman, born 11 Jun 1928  Search this
Publication:
New Yorker, founded 1925  Search this
Sitter:
Kenneth Bancroft Clark, 14 Jul 1914 - 1 May 2005  Search this
Medium:
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 22 × 20 cm (8 11/16 × 7 7/8")
Sheet: 22.9 × 29.4 cm (9 × 11 9/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1982
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Kenneth Bancroft Clark: Male  Search this
Kenneth Bancroft Clark: Literature\Writer  Search this
Kenneth Bancroft Clark: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Kenneth Bancroft Clark: Medicine and Health\Psychologist  Search this
Kenneth Bancroft Clark: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Burton Silverman
Object number:
S/NPG.90.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Burton Philip Silverman/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.90.15

George Wesley Bellows Self-Portrait

Artist:
George Wesley Bellows, 12 Aug 1882 - 8 Jan 1925  Search this
Sitter:
George Wesley Bellows, 12 Aug 1882 - 8 Jan 1925  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 29.4 x 22.3cm (11 9/16 x 8 3/4")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Print
Date:
1921
Topic:
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
George Wesley Bellows: Male  Search this
George Wesley Bellows: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
George Wesley Bellows: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; the Ruth Bowman and Harry Kahn Twentieth-Century American Self-Portrait Collection
Object number:
NPG.2002.204
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43cbaf2d4-7219-43e6-94d3-06068dfde08e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2002.204

Elaine and Willem de Kooning

Artist:
Hans Namuth, 17 Mar 1915 - 13 Oct 1990  Search this
Sitter:
Elaine de Kooning, 12 Mar 1918 - 1 Feb 1989  Search this
Willem de Kooning, 24 Apr 1904 - 19 Mar 1997  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 31.4cm x 27.3cm (12 3/8" x 10 3/4")
Sheet: 33.2cm x 27.8cm (13 1/16" x 10 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1953
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Artist's Effects  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Interior\Studio\Art  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Willem de Kooning: Male  Search this
Willem de Kooning: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Willem de Kooning: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Willem de Kooning: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Muralist  Search this
Willem de Kooning: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Elaine de Kooning: Female  Search this
Elaine de Kooning: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of Hans Namuth
Object number:
NPG.95.134
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Hans Namuth Ltd.
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4adb480f5-edcd-4069-86ed-6fea93abe089
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.95.134

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