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Libba Cotten

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Object Details

Artist

John Cohen, 2 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019

Sitter

Elizabeth Cotten, 5 Jan 1893 - 29 Jun 1987

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1960

Object number

NPG.96.77

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 16.4 x 23.7 cm (6 7/16 x 9 5/16")
Sheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10")

Place

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar
Elizabeth Cotten: Female
Elizabeth Cotten: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Songwriter
Elizabeth Cotten: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ba96c0db-7f6b-48f2-8fb2-e5da6869324f

Record ID

npg_NPG.96.77

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