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George Gershwin Self-Portrait

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937

Sitter

George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937

Provenance

Ira Gershwin, the artist’s brother; gift 1966 to NPG.
Previous Provenance: The Sitter/Artist; to brother, Ira; through Mr. Sandor Ince
Family descent

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Ira Gershwin

Date

1934

Object number

NPG.66.48

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas board

Dimensions

Accurate: 40 x 29.9cm (15 3/4 x 11 3/4")
Frame: 41.3 × 49.8 × 5.4cm (16 1/4 × 19 5/8 × 2 1/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Music\Sheet music
Self-portrait
George Gershwin: Male
George Gershwin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
George Gershwin: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
George Gershwin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
George Gershwin: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Pianist
George Gershwin: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f76e5823-ee30-4204-b025-263672cca117

Record ID

npg_NPG.66.48

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