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Medgar Evers and Roy Wilkins

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Roy Wilkins, 30 Aug 1901 - Sep 1981  Search this
Medgar Evers, 1925 - 1963  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 19.4 x 24.2cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2")
Sheet: 20.7 x 25.4cm (8 1/8 x 10")
Mat: 35.6 x 45.7cm (14 x 18")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Mississippi\Jackson
Date:
1963
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Equipment\Sign  Search this
Vehicle\Automobile  Search this
Exterior\Street  Search this
Roy Wilkins: Male  Search this
Roy Wilkins: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
Roy Wilkins: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
Roy Wilkins: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Editorial writer  Search this
Roy Wilkins: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Roy Wilkins: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Medgar Evers: Male  Search this
Medgar Evers: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2001.81
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Getty Images
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d76e6153-e0fa-4a45-92fa-ae325dc509e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2001.81

Mercedes Matter and Philip Guston

Artist:
John Cohen, 02 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Mercedes Matter, 1913 - 2001  Search this
Philip Guston, 27 Jun 1913 - 7 Jun 1980  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 26.9 x 22.1cm (10 9/16 x 8 11/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1955
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Philip Guston: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Philip Guston: Male  Search this
Mercedes Matter: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Mercedes Matter: Female  Search this
Mercedes Matter: Education and Scholarship\Founder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2002.99
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm412dd6da3-bb46-4e21-a6a5-af4c00b313f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2002.99

Muddy Waters and Isaac Washington

Artist:
John Cohen, 02 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Muddy Waters, 4 Apr 1915 - 30 Apr 1983  Search this
Isaac Washington, active mid-20th century  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 16.4cm x 23.7cm (6 7/16" x 9 5/16")
Sheet: 20.3cm x 25.4cm (8" x 10")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1959
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Harmonica  Search this
Isaac Washington: Male  Search this
Isaac Washington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Muddy Waters: Male  Search this
Muddy Waters: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Guitarist  Search this
Muddy Waters: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer  Search this
Muddy Waters: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Blues musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.96.76
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm425749f11-a15d-4373-9c89-424ceb30ae29
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.76

Libba Cotten

Artist:
John Cohen, 02 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Cotten, 05 Jan 1893 - 29 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 16.4 x 23.7 cm (6 7/16 x 9 5/16")
Sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Date:
c. 1960
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Elizabeth Cotten: Female  Search this
Elizabeth Cotten: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Elizabeth Cotten: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.96.77
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ba96c0db-7f6b-48f2-8fb2-e5da6869324f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.77

Woody Guthrie (with Ramblin' Jack Elliott)

Artist:
John Cohen, 02 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Woody Guthrie, 14 Jul 1912 - 3 Oct 1967  Search this
Jack Elliott, born 1931  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 22.3 x 33.6 cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/4")
Sheet: 27.7 x 35.2 cm (10 15/16 x 13 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New Jersey\Essex\East Orange
Date:
c. 1960 (printed 1997)
Topic:
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Couch  Search this
Woody Guthrie: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Woody Guthrie: Male  Search this
Woody Guthrie: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Woody Guthrie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Woody Guthrie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Guitarist  Search this
Woody Guthrie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Folk singer  Search this
Jack Elliott: Male  Search this
Jack Elliott: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Folk singer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.97.187
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4980ca1b2-7425-4656-9ba2-8a63e619dff1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.187

Pete Seeger (with Alan Lomax)

Artist:
John Cohen, 02 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Pete Seeger, 3 May 1919 - 27 Jan 2014  Search this
Alan Lomax, 1915 - 19 Jul 2002  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 22.1 x 33.5 cm (8 11/16 x 13 3/16")
Sheet: 27.6 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
1959 (printed 1997)
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Banjo  Search this
Pete Seeger: Male  Search this
Pete Seeger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Pete Seeger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Pete Seeger: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
Pete Seeger: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Folklorist  Search this
Pete Seeger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Guitarist  Search this
Pete Seeger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Folk singer  Search this
Pete Seeger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Banjo  Search this
Pete Seeger: Grammy  Search this
Alan Lomax: Male  Search this
Alan Lomax: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Anthropologist  Search this
Alan Lomax: Performing Arts\Producer\Music producer  Search this
Alan Lomax: Performing Arts\Musicologist  Search this
Alan Lomax: Sports and Recreation\Collector\Music  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.97.188
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f2b7daba-86f3-4f15-a001-635a86546aea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.97.188

Roscoe Holcomb

Artist:
John Cohen, 02 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019  Search this
Sitter:
Roscoe Holcomb, 05 Sep 1912 - 02 Feb 1981  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 20.8 × 30.9 cm (8 3/16 × 12 3/16")
Sheet: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Kentucky\Perry\Daisy
Date:
1959 (printed mid 1960s)
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Banjo  Search this
Architecture\Building\Shed  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt  Search this
Roscoe Holcomb: Male  Search this
Roscoe Holcomb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Roscoe Holcomb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Roscoe Holcomb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Banjo  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John Cohen
Object number:
S/NPG.97.123
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d83fe224-0e41-483a-82a8-78a61d212c2a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.97.123

Flannery O'Connor

Artist:
Joseph E. Reshower, 6 Jul 1921 - 1 Jan 2006  Search this
Sitter:
Flannery O'Connor, 25 Mar 1925 - 3 Aug 1964  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 17.8 x 18.5 cm (7 x 7 5/16")
Mount: 30.2 x 26.6 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1961
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Flannery O'Connor: Female  Search this
Flannery O'Connor: Literature\Writer  Search this
Flannery O'Connor: National Book Award  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through a partial gift by John Daniel Reaves
Object number:
NPG.2012.41
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Joseph Reshower De Casseres
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b778f603-cd70-473d-85b9-aecf4ac593b6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2012.41

John Leguizamo

Artist:
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, born 16 Feb 1952  Search this
Sitter:
John Leguizamo, born 22 Jul 1964  Search this
Medium:
Inkjet print
Dimensions:
Image: 86.2 × 68.5 cm (33 15/16 × 26 15/16")
Sheet: 101.8 × 76.1 cm (40 1/16 × 29 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
May 2011
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
John Leguizamo: Male  Search this
John Leguizamo: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
John Leguizamo: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this
John Leguizamo: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this
John Leguizamo: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2015.28
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 2011 Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm408188d08-611c-4c7d-a7ec-1d824d999553
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2015.28

Wuthering Heights

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Merle Oberon, 19 Feb 1911 - 23 Nov 1979  Search this
Laurence Olivier, 22 May 1907 - 11 Jul 1989  Search this
David Niven, 1 Mar 1910 - 29 Jul 1983  Search this
Medium:
Chromolithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 99.1 × 64.3 cm (39 × 25 5/16")
Sheet: 104.1 × 69.4 cm (41 × 27 5/16")
Mount: 114.3 × 78.9 cm (45 × 31 1/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
c. 1939
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Watch  Search this
Imaginary  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lantern  Search this
Poster  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Male  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Literature\Writer  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer  Search this
Laurence Olivier: Oscar  Search this
Merle Oberon: Female  Search this
Merle Oberon: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
David Niven: Male  Search this
David Niven: Literature\Writer  Search this
David Niven: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
David Niven: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\British Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Object number:
NPG.2017.97
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a6db89b5-10f0-4ab2-957f-22452a7cf0ae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2017.97

Tyler Perry

Artist:
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, born 16 Feb 1952  Search this
Sitter:
Tyler Perry, born 13 Sep 1969  Search this
Medium:
Inkjet print
Dimensions:
Image: 85.1 × 67.9 cm (33 1/2 × 26 3/4")
Sheet: 101.6 × 75.8 cm (40 × 29 13/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
November 18, 2008
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Tyler Perry: Male  Search this
Tyler Perry: Literature\Writer  Search this
Tyler Perry: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Tyler Perry: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Agnes Gund
Object number:
NPG.2020.72
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.72

Mario Molina

Artist:
Luis Mallo, born 1962  Search this
Sitter:
Mario Molina, 19 Mar 1943 - 07 Oct 2020  Search this
Medium:
Inkjet print
Dimensions:
Image: 53.3 × 81.4 cm (21 × 32 1/16")
Sheet: 69.1 × 96.5 cm (27 3/16 × 38")
Mount: 75.7 × 101 cm (29 13/16 × 39 3/4")
Frame: 86.5 × 112 × 4.5 cm (34 1/16 × 44 1/8 × 1 3/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 2003
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Interior\Laboratory  Search this
Equipment\Laboratory Equipment  Search this
Equipment\Scientific apparatus  Search this
Mario Molina: Male  Search this
Mario Molina: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number:
NPG.2021.162
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Luis Mallo
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National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48d802bc3-8d91-462e-8569-43bf7928293a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2021.162

Dr. Maya Angelou In Conversation with Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole - National Portrait Gallery

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-05-30T20:24:07.000Z
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Hide/Seek: "Untitled(Portrait of Ross in L.A.)" by Felix Gonzalez-Torres - National Portrait Gallery

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2011-04-07T21:42:22.000Z
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Portrait in a Minute: Julie Andrews

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2015-01-15T18:18:26.000Z
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Hide/Seek: Portraits of Djuna Barnes and Janet Flanner - National Portrait Gallery

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Uploaded:
2011-04-08T15:07:23.000Z
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Rosalynn Carter Discussion - National Portrait Gallery

Creator:
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Uploaded:
2010-05-12T06:57:27.000Z
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Hide/Seek: Portraits by Felix Gonzalez-Torres and David Wojnarowicz - National Portrait Gallery

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2011-04-08T15:50:26.000Z
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Portrait in a Minute: Eudora Welty

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National Portrait Gallery  Search this
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2014-06-04T18:27:22.000Z
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Hide/Seek: "Eight Bells Folly: Memorial to Hart Crane" by M. Hartley - National Portrait Gallery

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