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Fred Astaire

Artist:
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 24.2 x 19.3cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/8")
Sheet: 25.2 x 20.2cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Frame: 56.5 x 41.3 x 3.2cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1927
Topic:
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette holder  Search this
Architecture\Pedestal  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired in memory of Agnes and Eugene Meyer through the generosity of Katharine Graham and the New York Community Trust, The Island Fund
Object number:
NPG.2001.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
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EDAN-URL:
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Fred Astaire (with Adele Astaire)

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Adele Astaire, 10 Sept 1898 - 25 Jan 1981  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Adele Astaire: Female  Search this
Adele Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.38
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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Fred Astaire (with Cyd Charisse)

Title:
Silk Stockings
Artist:
Jacques Kapralik, 1906 - 1960  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Cyd Charisse, 8 Mar 1921/22 - 17 Jun 2008  Search this
Medium:
Color lithographic poster with halftone
Dimensions:
Sheet: 104.1 x 68.6 cm (41 x 27")
Type:
Print
Date:
1957
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Poster\Movie  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Cyd Charisse: Female  Search this
Cyd Charisse: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Cyd Charisse: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2010.87
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1957 Loew's Incorporated
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e2462810-06b3-4417-9eaf-0dbefdbbfc20
EDAN-URL:
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"Popular Song Performers" -- Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, and Fred Astaire

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Tony Bennett, 3 Aug 1926 - 21 Jul 2023  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald, 25 Apr 1917 - 15 Jun 1996  Search this
Bing Crosby, 3 May 1903 - 14 Oct 1977  Search this
Frank Sinatra, 12 Dec 1915 - 14 May 1998  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne, 30 Jun 1917 - 9 May 2010  Search this
Judy Garland, 10 Jun 1922 - 22 Jun 1969  Search this
Nat King Cole, 17 Mar 1919 - 25 Feb 1965  Search this
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Ink over pencil on illustration board
Dimensions:
Image/Board: 69cm x 50.4cm (27 3/16" x 19 13/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1983
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette holder  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Female  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Grammy  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Female  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Grammy  Search this
Bing Crosby: Male  Search this
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Bing Crosby: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Golfer  Search this
Judy Garland: Female  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Judy Garland: Oscar  Search this
Tony Bennett: Male  Search this
Tony Bennett: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Tony Bennett: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Male  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Oscar  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Grammy  Search this
Nat King Cole: Male  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.84.324
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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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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Fred Astaire and Amelia Earhart

Artist:
Henry Major, 1889 - 1948  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Amelia Mary Earhart, 24 Jul 1897 - c. 2 Jul 1937  Search this
Medium:
Pencil and ink on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 16 × 29.5 cm (6 5/16 × 11 5/8")
Mount: 18.1 × 30.3 cm (7 1/8 × 11 15/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1937
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Home Furnishings\Globe  Search this
Amelia Mary Earhart: Female  Search this
Amelia Mary Earhart: Science and Technology\Aviator  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.86.101
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b98d9a3b-65f5-461e-b8f2-86aae56017e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.86.101

Fred Astaire

Artist:
Martin Munkacsi, 18 May 1896 - 13 Jul 1963  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 24.1 × 19cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2")
Sheet: 25.2 × 20.1cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1936
Topic:
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.98
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Martin Munkacsi, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44a47c5bf-f8c7-4b73-bf56-90e2f6162073
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.98

Fred Astaire

Artist:
Walt Disney Studios, founded 1922  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Colored pencil and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 13.7cm x 18.4cm (5 3/8" x 7 1/4")
Sheet: 19.5cm x 23.5cm (7 11/16" x 9 1/4")
Type:
Drawing
Place:
United States\California\Los Angeles\Los Angeles\Hollywood
Date:
1938
Topic:
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Mushrooms  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Miriam and Stuart Reisbord
Object number:
NPG.96.158
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm405035d67-8884-411f-8edc-a0684d0cb2d2
EDAN-URL:
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Ginger Rogers, 16 Jul 1911 - 25 Apr 1995  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 17.9 x 23.5cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/4")
Sheet: 20.2 x 25.6cm (7 15/16 x 10 1/16")
Mat: 35.6 x 45.7cm (14 x 18")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1936
Topic:
Interior\Studio\Film  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Ginger Rogers: Female  Search this
Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Ginger Rogers: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.99.54
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm418c7d5a3-6d6d-4aad-87dd-37b38ec37974
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.99.54

Daddy Long Legs

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Ink over graphite on illustration board
Dimensions:
Not recorded
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1955
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Nature & Environment\Hill  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Exterior\Theatrical\Movie set  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Object number:
NY780202
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48aa66cf6-8e86-4eb1-baf7-448fffccb482
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY780202

Fred Astaire

Artist:
James Montgomery Flagg, 18 Jun 1877 - 27 May 1960  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Museum of the City of New York, Theatre Collection
Object number:
62.40.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45c0012d2-b69e-4d29-acc6-76385f899b61
EDAN-URL:
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Fred Astaire

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Ink and gouache on illustratio board
Dimensions:
Not recorded
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1973
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Object number:
NY780136
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c69d00a9-78e5-434f-9254-bceb44d1ec8d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY780136

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