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Jesse Owens

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Leni Riefenstahl, 22 Aug 1902 - 8 Sep 2003

Sitter

Jesse Owens, 12 Sep 1913 - 31 Mar 1980

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1936

Object number

NPG.2000.20

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Leni Riefenstahl Productions

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 20.3 x 20.7 cm (8 x 8 1/8")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")

Place

Deutschland\Berlin

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Exterior\Sports arena
Jesse Owens: Male
Jesse Owens: Business and Finance\Businessperson
Jesse Owens: Sports\Athlete\Track & Field
Jesse Owens: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Public relations executive
Jesse Owens: Athletics awards\Olympic medal
Jesse Owens: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jesse Owens: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4834b13e6-29c7-4e36-bb50-2b38afacf15d

Record ID

npg_NPG.2000.20

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