Bessie Smith

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Object Details

Artist

Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964

Sitter

Bessie Smith, July 1892 - 26 Sep 1937

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1936 (printed 1983)

Object number

NPG.83.188.42

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Photograph © Carl Van Vechten Trust

Gravure and compilation ©Eakins Press Foundation

Type

Photograph

Medium

Photogravure

Dimensions

Image: 22.5 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8")

Sheet: 55.8 × 35.7 cm (21 15/16 × 14 1/16")

Mat: 61.1 × 40.8 cm (24 1/16 × 16 1/16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Earring

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