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Vincente Minnelli, Gene Kelly, Eric Carpenter

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Object Details

Artist

Bob Willoughby, 30 Jun 1927 - 18 Dec 2009

Sitter

Vincente Minnelli, 28 Feb 1910 - 25 Jul 1986
Gene Kelly, 23 Aug 1912 - 2 Feb 1996
Eric Carpenter, 8 Jul 1909 - 16 Jun 1976

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Willoughby

Date

1954

Object number

NPG.97.78

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Bob Willoughby

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.1 × 32.9 cm (9 1/2 × 12 15/16")
Sheet: 30.3 × 40.6 cm (11 15/16 × 16")
Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28")

Place

United States\California\Los Angeles\Los Angeles\Hollywood

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Equipment\Camera
Equipment\Ladder
Interior\Studio\Film
Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Gene Kelly: Male
Gene Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Gene Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
Gene Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Gene Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
Gene Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Dancer
Gene Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Choreographer
Gene Kelly: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Gene Kelly: Visual arts awards\National Medal of Arts
Eric Carpenter: Male
Eric Carpenter: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer
Vincente Minnelli: Male
Vincente Minnelli: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
Vincente Minnelli: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm432099920-c060-468a-a5b2-7bd3c0e84544

Record ID

npg_NPG.97.78

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