John Jacob Niles

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Object Details

Artist

Doris Ulmann, 29 May 1882 - 28 Aug 1934

Sitter

John Jacob Niles, 28 Apr 1892 - 1 Mar 1980

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Barry Bingham, Sr.

Date

c. 1931

Object number

NPG.83.201

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Waxed platinum print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 20.2 × 15.4 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/16")

Mount: 36.2 × 28.7 cm (14 1/4 × 11 5/16")

Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry

Interior

Music\Musical instrument

Home Furnishings\Furniture

Costume\Jewelry\Ring

Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief

Costume\Jewelry\Pin

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie

John Jacob Niles: Male

John Jacob Niles: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer

John Jacob Niles: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer

John Jacob Niles: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Folklorist

John Jacob Niles: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Folk singer

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41cb513de-5a33-4aba-a261-b8779916a4a4

Record ID

npg_NPG.83.201