Billie Holiday

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Object Details

Artist

Bob Willoughby, 30 Jun 1927 - 18 Dec 2009

Sitter

Billie Holiday, 7 Apr 1915 - 17 Jul 1959

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Willoughby

Date

1951 (printed December 16, 1991)

Object number

NPG.97.96

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 25.4 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14")

Sheet: 30.3 × 40.3 cm (11 15/16 × 15 7/8")

Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28")

Place

United States\California\Los Angeles\Los Angeles

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace

Costume\Jewelry\Earring

Interior

Billie Holiday: Female

Billie Holiday: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer

Portrait

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