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Lena Horne

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Object Details

Artist

Philippe Halsman, 2 May 1906 - 25 Jun 1979

Sitter

Lena Calhoun Horne, 30 Jun 1917 - 9 May 2010

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1954

Object number

NPG.98.43

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Philippe Halsman Archive

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.8 x 19.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4")
Sheet: 25.2 x 20 cm (9 15/16 x 7 7/8")
Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp
Lena Calhoun Horne: Female
Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Lena Calhoun Horne: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Popular singer
Lena Calhoun Horne: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing arts awards\Grammy
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ca649bc0-1d3e-4ae2-8b9e-86ecf1551e1d

Record ID

npg_NPG.98.43

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