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Ed Sullivan and the Beatles

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Sitter

Ed Sullivan, 28 Sep 1902 - 13 Oct 1974
Ringo Starr, born 7 Jul 1940
George Harrison, 25 Feb 1943 - 29 Nov 2001
John Lennon, 9 Oct 1940 - 8 Dec 1980
Sir Paul McCartney, born 18 Jun 1942

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1964

Object number

NPG.2003.12

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 16.9 x 22.2 cm (6 5/8 x 8 3/4")
Sheet: 18 x 23.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/8")
Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior\Studio
Sir Paul McCartney: Male
Sir Paul McCartney: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
Sir Paul McCartney: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
Sir Paul McCartney: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
Sir Paul McCartney: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Pianist
Sir Paul McCartney: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Guitarist
Sir Paul McCartney: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Ed Sullivan: Male
Ed Sullivan: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter
Ed Sullivan: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
Ed Sullivan: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television personality
George Harrison: Male
George Harrison: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film producer
George Harrison: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
George Harrison: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
George Harrison: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Guitarist
George Harrison: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Music producer
George Harrison: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
John Lennon: Male
John Lennon: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
John Lennon: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Guitarist
John Lennon: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Rock singer
John Lennon: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Ringo Starr: Male
Ringo Starr: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
Ringo Starr: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
Ringo Starr: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Percussionist\Drummer
Ringo Starr: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a88e07e0-3858-4c5b-81f3-fefc486396cb

Record ID

npg_NPG.2003.12

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