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Ella Fitzgerald

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Lisette Model, 1 Nov 1901 - 30 Mar 1983

Sitter

Ella Fitzgerald, 25 Apr 1917 - 15 Jun 1996

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1956

Object number

NPG.88.62

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© The Lisette Model Foundation, Inc. (1983). Used by permission.

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 35.1 × 27.6 cm (13 13/16 × 10 7/8")
Mat: 71.2 × 56 cm (28 1/16 × 22 1/16")
Frame: 71.9 × 56.7 × 3.2 cm (28 5/16 × 22 5/16 × 1 1/4")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Interior
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
Costume\Stole\Fur
Ella Fitzgerald: Female
Ella Fitzgerald: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer
Ella Fitzgerald: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ella Fitzgerald: Performing arts awards\Grammy
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a4e44031-c34c-4515-b5ff-5e4bca2711e8

Record ID

npg_NPG.88.62

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