Ralph Ellison

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Object Details

Artist

Bernard Schwartz, 1914 - 1978

Sitter

Ralph Waldo Ellison, 1 Mar 1914 - 16 Apr 1994

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Bernard L. Schwartz Foundation

Date

1978 (printed 2009)

Object number

NPG.2009.100

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Inkjet print

Dimensions

Image: 40.7 x 50.2 cm (16 x 19 3/4")

Sheet: 50.9 x 61.1 cm (20 1/16 x 24 1/16")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses

Artwork\Painting

Artwork\Sculpture

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk

Ralph Waldo Ellison: Male

Ralph Waldo Ellison: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

Ralph Waldo Ellison: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom

Portrait

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