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Mary Lou Williams

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Gjon Mili, 28 Nov 1904 - 14 Feb 1984

Sitter

Mary Lou Williams, 8 May 1910 - 28 May 1981

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1943

Object number

NPG.95.382

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Gjon Mili/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

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

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Jewelry\Brooch
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
Interior\Nightclub
Music\Musical instrument\Bass
Mary Lou Williams: Female
Mary Lou Williams: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
Mary Lou Williams: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
Mary Lou Williams: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian
Mary Lou Williams: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Pianist
Mary Lou Williams: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Arranger
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm481c183a8-827a-4407-9da0-8e7f222835d6

Record ID

npg_NPG.95.382

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