Aaron Copland

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Object Details

Artist

Yousuf Karsh, 23 Dec 1908 - 13 Jul 2002

Sitter

Aaron Copland, 14 Nov 1900 - 2 Dec 1990

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh

Date

1956

Object number

NPG.2012.77.17

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 17.9 × 21.6 cm (7 1/16 × 8 1/2")

Sheet: 35.4 × 27.5 cm (13 15/16 × 10 13/16")

Mount: 40.7 × 33 cm (16 × 13")

Mat (Karsh exhibit): 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Music\Sheet music

Aaron Copland: Male

Aaron Copland: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer

Aaron Copland: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Conductor

Aaron Copland: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize

Aaron Copland: Performing arts awards\Academy Award

Aaron Copland: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom

Aaron Copland: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal

Portrait

Metadata Usage

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Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f31d4370-adb8-4b9e-a16a-4c5f552ad061

Record ID

npg_NPG.2012.77.17