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Beverly Sills

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003

Sitter

Beverly Sills, 25 May 1929 - 2 Jul 2007

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1979

Object number

NPG.2009.81

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Al Hirschfeld. Art reproduced by special arrangement with Hirschfeld's exclusive representative, the Margo Feiden Galleries, Ltd., New York.

Type

Drawing

Medium

Ink and watercolor over graphite on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 54.7 x 51.3 cm (21 9/16 x 20 3/16")
To be matted C SIZE HORIZONTAL

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
Caricature
Beverly Sills: Female
Beverly Sills: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator
Beverly Sills: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Opera director
Beverly Sills: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Opera singer
Beverly Sills: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer
Beverly Sills: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Television journalist
Beverly Sills: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Soprano
Beverly Sills: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4302135bd-f68a-457c-a8ec-0f19a15e69d9

Record ID

npg_NPG.2009.81

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