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Mahalia Jackson

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Object Details

Artist

Roy DeCarava, 9 Dec 1919 - 27 Oct 2009

Sitter

Mahalia Jackson, 26 Oct 1911 - 27 Jan 1972

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1960

Object number

NPG.2006.15

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Roy DeCarava

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 33.9 x 26.7cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/2")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Mahalia Jackson: Female
Mahalia Jackson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
Mahalia Jackson: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f1106a51-5489-429a-8ae9-aa37507704ea

Record ID

npg_NPG.2006.15

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