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Maya Angelou and Billie Holiday

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Object Details

Artist

Edward Sorel, born 1929

Sitter

Maya Angelou, 4 Apr 1928 - 28 May 2014
Billie Holiday, 7 Apr 1915 - 17 Jul 1959

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Edward & Nancy Sorel © Edward Sorel

Date

1990

Object number

S/NPG.94.31

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Drawing

Medium

Ink and watercolor on illustration board

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 29.3cm x 40cm (11 9/16" x 15 3/4")
Mount: 34.5cm x 44.5cm (13 9/16" x 17 1/2")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass
Caricature
Equipment\Culinary Equipment\Kitchen utensil
Costume\Headgear\Turban
Nature & Environment\Vegetable
Interior\Domestic\Kitchen
Billie Holiday: Female
Billie Holiday: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer
Maya Angelou: Female
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
Maya Angelou: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Dancer
Maya Angelou: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Autobiographer
Maya Angelou: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Memoirist
Maya Angelou: Performing arts awards\Grammy
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm400f1f512-ab79-4c03-89e4-735e955693e5

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.94.31

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