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Edna St. Vincent Millay

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Charles Ellis, 1892 - 1976

Sitter

Edna St. Vincent Millay, 22 Feb 1892 - 19 Oct 1950

Provenance

The sitter’s sister Norma Millay Ellis [Mrs. Charles Ellis], and her husband Charles Ellis, the artist; gift 1968 to NPG.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist and Mrs. Norma Millay Ellis

Date

1934

Object number

NPG.68.15

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Frame: 98.7 x 85.7 x 7.9cm (38 7/8 x 33 3/4 x 3 1/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
Interior\Library
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Female
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Playwright
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Letter writer
Edna St. Vincent Millay: Literary awards\Pulitzer Prize
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4723b3a9d-2877-42ec-9bfd-00001a3be1b1

Record ID

npg_NPG.68.15

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