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Mississippi John Hurt

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Object Details

Artist

Charmian Reading, 1930 - 2014

Sitter

Mississippi John Hurt, 3 Jul 1893 - 2 Nov 1966

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1966 (printed later)

Object number

NPG.2004.52

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Family of Charmian Reading

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions

Image: 26.9 x 35 cm (10 9/16 x 13 3/4")
Sheet: 27.7 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28")

Place

United States\Mississippi\Grenada

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar
Mississippi John Hurt: Male
Mississippi John Hurt: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist\Farmer
Mississippi John Hurt: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Guitarist
Mississippi John Hurt: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Folk singer
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41b9fa610-3f2f-4ef5-af64-5b7d0d474834

Record ID

npg_NPG.2004.52

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