B.B. King

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Object Details

Artist

Jérôme De Perlinghi, born 1961

Sitter

B. B. King, 16 Sep 1925 - 14 May 2015

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Rosa Gobien-De Perlinghi

Date

1997

Object number

NPG.2023.21

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.5 × 24.7 cm (9 5/8 × 9 3/4")

Sheet: 26.8 × 27.3 cm (10 9/16 × 10 3/4")

Mat: 30 × 30 cm (11 13/16 × 11 13/16")

Place

België\Bruxelles\Bruxelles

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket

B. B. King: Male

B. B. King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician

B. B. King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter

B. B. King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Guitarist

B. B. King: Military and Intelligence\Army

B. B. King: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom

B. B. King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Blues musician

B. B. King: Performing arts awards\Grammy

B. B. King: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Gospel musician

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