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American Bandstand

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Richard Wagstaff Clark, 30 Nov 1929 - 18 Apr 2012  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Photograph
Dimensions:
Estimated Sheet: 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1962
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Richard Wagstaff Clark: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
EXH.DA.35
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm475809eca-8eec-4795-bd22-bb22eae37c9f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.DA.35

An Unexpected and Lucky Elk Hunt

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Associated Person:
David Crockett, 17 Aug 1786 - Mar 1836  Search this
Medium:
Woodcut on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 9.2 × 17.1 cm (3 5/8 × 6 3/4")
Sheet: 19 × 11.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/2")
Book (closed): 19 × 11.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/2")
Book (opened): 19 × 21.5 cm (7 1/2 × 8 7/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1837
Topic:
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Print  Search this
Exterior\Forest  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Deer  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.85.139.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4da60a0d1-6286-4349-8c4e-2ac8eac72dc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.139.2

Apollo 11 Astronaut Parade, New York

Artist:
Harry Benson, born 02 Dec 1929  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Dimensions:
Frame: 65.7 x 78.4cm (25 7/8 x 30 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1969
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Harry Benson Ltd.
Object number:
EXH.HB.047
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Harry Benson Ltd. All rights reserved
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41fc8f1dd-4512-4720-8376-7389af241f08
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.HB.047

Beatles fans outside the Ed Sullivan Show, New York

Artist:
Harry Benson, born 02 Dec 1929  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Dimensions:
Frame: 59.2 x 65.7cm (23 5/16 x 25 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1964
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Harry Benson Ltd.
Object number:
EXH.HB.014
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Harry Benson Ltd. All rights reserved
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eacceea1-40de-4948-ba76-b6eefbdb046e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.HB.014

Berlin Kiss, Berlin

Artist:
Harry Benson, born 02 Dec 1929  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Dimensions:
Frame: 59.2 x 65.7cm (23 5/16 x 25 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
Deutschland\Berlin\Berlin
Date:
1996
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Harry Benson Ltd.
Object number:
EXH.HB.087
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Harry Benson Ltd. All rights reserved
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm476b000d5-5421-44da-9d1f-78d06c8b782d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.HB.087

Bismark and Liberty

Artist:
Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Ink on cardboard
Dimensions:
48.3 x 40.6cm (19 x 16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
n.d.a.
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
39.45.4 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4882f32da-03e1-4534-9467-1eaeefccf89e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_39.45.4_MMA

Black Goddess of the Silver Screen

Artist:
Kerry James Marshall, born 1955  Search this
Sitter:
Dorothy Dandridge, 9 Nov 1922 - 8 Sept 1965  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic and collage on canvas, mounted on board
Dimensions:
Unframed panel: 68.6 x 68.6cm (27 x 27")
Type:
Collage
Date:
1992
Topic:
Dorothy Dandridge: Female  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
EXH.PN.54
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4978098b3-df0b-4fb9-9cda-a035bb13a8ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.PN.54

Breaking the Home Ties

Artist:
Thomas Hovenden, 1840 - 1895  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
132.7 × 183.5cm (52 1/4 × 72 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1890
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
Architecture\Fireplace  Search this
Container\Tea service\Teapot  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Object number:
1942-60-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm419e5e1ed-ccd2-4c85-be20-26dbf56cd0a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1942-60-1

Couple

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Metal and daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Closed: 2.7 x 2.1 x 0.6cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 x 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Larry J. West
Object number:
4-113 LW
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b3c9f206-b0a3-4057-8d40-aa20aecb1c63
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_4-113_LW

Couple and Self-Portrait

Artist:
Sidney Goodman, 1936 - 11 Apr 2013  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Sidney Goodman, 1936 - 11 Apr 2013  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
27.9 x 20.3cm (11 x 8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1959
Topic:
Self-portrait  Search this
Sidney Goodman: Male  Search this
Sidney Goodman: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker  Search this
Sidney Goodman: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Sidney Goodman: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Sidney Goodman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Art  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
1980.573.3 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46eb7902d-1f65-46c4-bc5a-48f87a9c59bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1980.573.3_MMA

Couple wearing jewelry

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Case Open: 9.2 x 16.2 x 1cm (3 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1848
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Larry J. West
Object number:
2-80 LW
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4db1eb71d-93f1-4da3-8210-0da44233fca2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2-80_LW

Deadly Calculations

Artist:
Michel Gangne, active c. 1991 -  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Color photograph on paper
Dimensions:
20.8cm x 22.9cm (8 3/16" x 9"), Accurate
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1991
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Helmet  Search this
Human Figures\Soldier  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.93.TC24
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Michel Gangne
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41faba8e8-da42-4c50-af66-078d3b0a9f43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.TC24

Dr. Owen Wangensteen

Artist:
Arthur Leipzig, 25 Oct 1918 - 5 Dec 2014  Search this
Sitter:
Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen, 21 Sep 1898 - 13 Jan 1981  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 22.8 × 34.1 cm (9 × 13 7/16")
Sheet: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (10 15/16 × 13 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1960
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Home Furnishings\Towel  Search this
Interior\Hospital room  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical gown  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical gloves  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical instruments  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical mask  Search this
Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen: Male  Search this
Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joel Leipzig
Object number:
NPG.2018.171
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Arthur Leipzig
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47ec22cfb-53e2-4ba1-b5ef-7fb8ac597b3d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.171

El and Bill

Artist:
Christian Petersen, 1885 - 1961  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Not recorded
Dimensions:
Not recorded.
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1930
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: UNLOCATED
Object number:
UNL00803
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a87a5226-eec5-4141-b0e2-889be02fad61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UNL00803

Fashion before ease; or, a good constitution sacrificed, for a fantastick form

Artist:
James Gillray, 1757 - 1815  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Colored engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31.3 x 23.7cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Type:
Print
Date:
1793
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library of Congress
Object number:
EXH.TP.05
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm474633dfa-efb0-45ae-a713-4352e394cd98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.TP.05

Final Sketch for "Phenomena"

Artist:
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew, 21 Sep 1898 - 31 Jul 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Gertrude Stein, 3 Feb 1874 - 27 Jul 1946  Search this
Alice Babette Toklas, 30 Apr 1877 - 7 Mar 1967  Search this
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew, 21 Sep 1898 - 31 Jul 1957  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sheet: 88.9 x 116.2cm (35 x 45 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1938
Topic:
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew: Male  Search this
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew: Performing Arts\Costume designer  Search this
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew: Visual Arts\Artist\Abstract Expressionist  Search this
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew: Performing Arts\Scenographer  Search this
Alice Babette Toklas: Female  Search this
Alice Babette Toklas: Literature\Writer  Search this
Alice Babette Toklas: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Gertrude Stein: Female  Search this
Gertrude Stein: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Gertrude Stein: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
Gertrude Stein: Literature\Writer\Librettist  Search this
Gertrude Stein: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this
Gertrude Stein: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
86.4600
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4467bc60d-9ad5-4912-8b40-23834f3398bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_86.4600

Girl, Woman,and Mother and Child

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Metal, glass and daguerreotypes
Dimensions:
Diameter: 4.8cm (1 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Larry J. West
Object number:
5-128 LW
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4387de234-f5a8-4f55-9401-2e7e977641d6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_5-128_LW

Harvey Milk, 18th & Castro Streets, San Francisco

Artist:
Crawford W. Barton, 2 Jun 1943 - 10 Jun 1993  Search this
Sitter:
Harvey Milk, 22 May 1930 - 27 Nov 1978  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 28.4 × 27.6 cm (11 3/16 × 10 7/8")
Sheet: 35.2 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11")
Mat: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\California\San Francisco\San Francisco
Date:
1973
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this
Equipment\Sign  Search this
Container\Box  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Megaphone  Search this
Harvey Milk: Male  Search this
Harvey Milk: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Harvey Milk: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Edward Brooks DeCelle) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Object number:
NPG.2019.48
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1973 GLBT Historical Society
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42f3a774e-64b3-409d-97d7-47133bbb1c58
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.48

Hippies

Artist:
The Group Image, active c. 1967  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Tempera and photo collage on board
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 31.9 × 21.9cm (12 9/16 × 8 5/8")
Frame: 58.5 × 43.5 × 3.2 cm (23 1/16 × 17 1/8 × 1 1/4")
Type:
Collage
Date:
1967
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of an anonymous donor
Object number:
NPG.89.TC8
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4493a6ae9-f001-4dc3-94ff-583fed0921a9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.89.TC8

Hispanic Americans

Artist:
Reid Miles, 4 Jul 1927 - 2 Feb 1993  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Chromogenic print on paper
Dimensions:
50.8cm x 40.7cm (20" x 16"), Image
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1978
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Collage  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Police  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.82.TC23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49a310cb6-19d8-4fdc-9613-2cd6bbedae62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.82.TC23

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