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Maud Powell

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Nicholas Richard Brewer, 1857 - 1949

Sitter

Maud Powell, 22 Aug 1867 - 8 Jan 1920

Provenance

The Maud Powell Society for Music and Education, Arlington, Va., Karen Schaffer, President; donor sponsored gift to NPG 2001

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joyce McFarland Dlugopolski (in memory of George A. Doole, Jr.) and the Maud Powell Society for Music and Education

Date

1918 or 1919

Object number

NPG.2001.74

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 148 x 122.8cm (58 1/4 x 48 3/8")
Frame: 168.3 x 143.5 x 5.7cm (66 1/4 x 56 1/2 x 2 1/4")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Music\Musical instrument\Violin
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Sofa
Music\Sheet music
Home Furnishings\Pillow
Home Furnishings\Pillow
Maud Powell: Female
Maud Powell: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Violinist
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eb8a202d-a23f-4b5c-8bd3-e54ff675dbf3

Record ID

npg_NPG.2001.74

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