Lena Horne

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Object Details

Artist

Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964

Sitter

Lena Calhoun Horne, 30 Jun 1917 - 9 May 2010

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1941 (printed 1983)

Object number

NPG.83.188.22

Restrictions & Rights

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Copyright

Photograph © Carl Van Vechten Trust

Gravure and compilations ©Eakins Press Foundation

Type

Photograph

Medium

Photogravure

Dimensions

Image: 22.5 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8")

Sheet: 55.9 × 35.5 cm (22 × 14")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Exterior

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