Lena Horne

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Object Details

Artist

Richard Avedon, 15 May 1923 - 1 Oct 2004

Sitter

Lena Calhoun Horne, 30 Jun 1917 - 9 May 2010

Associated Institution

Blackglama

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko

Date

1969

Object number

NPG.98.152

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Medium

Photolithographic halftone poster

Dimensions

Sheet: 70.6 x 55.4 cm (27 13/16 x 21 13/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior\Studio

Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Fur

Poster

Lena Calhoun Horne: Female

Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor

Lena Calhoun Horne: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist

Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor

Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Popular singer

Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor

Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing arts awards\Grammy

Portrait

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