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Object Details

Artist

Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003

Sitter

Howard Da Silva, 1909 - 1986
Bert Weston, active 1930s
Olive Stanton, active 1930s
Marc Blitzstein, 2 Mar 1905 - 22 Jan 1964
Blanche Collins, 1910 - 1968

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1938

Object number

NPG.86.185

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 gouache on illustration board

Dimensions

Image: 30.8 x 27.3cm (12 1/8 x 10 3/4")
Sheet: 44.3 x 39.5cm (17 7/16 x 15 9/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
Interior\Nightclub
Howard Da Silva: Male
Howard Da Silva: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Bert Weston: Male
Bert Weston: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Olive Stanton: Female
Olive Stanton: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Marc Blitzstein: Male
Marc Blitzstein: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
Marc Blitzstein: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Playwright
Marc Blitzstein: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Pianist
Blanche Collins: Female
Blanche Collins: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a634eeef-e460-4873-9410-f5bcc29d3196

Record ID

npg_NPG.86.185

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