Lester Young

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Object Details

Artist

Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964

Sitter

Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation

Date

c. 1945

Object number

NPG.85.199

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

Type

Drawing

Medium

Crayon on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 23.1 × 32 cm (9 1/8 × 12 5/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Caricature

Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone

Lester Willis Young: Male

Lester Willis Young: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist

Lester Willis Young: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Jazz musician

Portrait

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