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Albert King

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Object Details

Artist

Chris Earnshaw, born 17 Jan 1953

Sitter

Albert King, 25 Apr 1923 - 21 Dec 1992

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1974 (printed later)

Object number

NPG.2014.109

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Chris Earnshaw

Type

Photograph

Medium

Inkjet print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet/Mount: 43 × 31.4 cm (16 15/16 × 12 3/8")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")

Place

United States\District of Columbia\Washington\Georgetown

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Music\Musical instrument\Guitar
Interior\Nightclub
Human Figures\Musician
Albert King: Male
Albert King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Guitarist
Albert King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Blues musician
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm473929a82-aa76-420d-bf74-0e1191905d2c

Record ID

npg_NPG.2014.109

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