Merce Cunningham

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Object Details

Artist

Irving Penn, 16 Jun 1917 - 7 Oct 2009

Sitter

Merce Cunningham, 16 Apr 1919 - 26 Jul 2009

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Irving Penn

Date

1978 (printed 1986)

Object number

NPG.88.70.11

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 26.4 × 26.1 cm (10 3/8 × 10 1/4")

Sheet: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11")

Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Costume\Outerwear\Coat

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops

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Merce Cunningham: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Dancer

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Portrait

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