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Marian Anderson

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Brian Lanker, 31 Aug 1947 - 13 Mar 2011

Sitter

Marian Anderson, 27 Feb 1897 - 8 Apr 1993

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Lynda Lanker and a museum purchase made possible with generous support from Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker, Agnes Gund, Kate Kelly and George Schweitzer, Lyndon J. Barrois Sr. and Janine Sherman Barrois, and Mark and Cindy Aron

Date

1988

Object number

NPG.2021.80

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Brian Lanker Archive

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 71.3 × 71.3 cm (28 1/16 × 28 1/16")
Sheet/Mount: 81.7 × 75.1 cm (32 3/16 × 29 9/16")
Mat: 89.7 × 89.6 cm (35 5/16 × 35 1/4")
Frame: 92.7 × 91.6 × 4.4 cm (36 1/2 × 36 1/16 × 1 3/4")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl
Marian Anderson: Female
Marian Anderson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Opera singer
Marian Anderson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher\Music
Marian Anderson: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Marian Anderson: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bae02bda-7aa8-45f8-ae7c-c0d7565882b5

Record ID

npg_NPG.2021.80

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