Alvin Ailey

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Object Details

Artist

Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964

Sitter

Alvin Ailey, Jr., 5 Jan 1931 - 1 Dec 1989

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1955

Object number

NPG.2006.12

Restrictions & Rights

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Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 24.7 x 20.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 15/16")

Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

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