Paul Robeson

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Object Details

Artist

Winold Reiss, 16 Sep 1886 - 29 Aug 1953

Sitter

Paul Robeson, 9 Apr 1898 - 23 Jan 1976

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchase funded by Lawrence A. Fleischman and Howard Garfinkle with a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

Date

1924

Object number

NPG.72.80

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pastel and conte crayon on illustration board

Dimensions

76.3cm x 54.8cm (30 1/16" x 21 9/16"), Accurate

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Paul Robeson: Male

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Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7fcee8a-b48c-4e72-ba0e-fed2a83e5eb5

Record ID

npg_NPG.72.80