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Maya Angelou

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Object Details

Artist

Ross R. Rossin, born 1964

Sitter

Maya Angelou, 4 Apr 1928 - 28 May 2014

Provenance

The artist

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Andrew J. Young Foundation

Date

2013

Object number

NPG.2014.2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Ross R. Rossin

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 121.9 × 121.9cm (48 × 48")
Frame: 129.7 × 129.9 × 7cm (51 1/16 × 51 1/8 × 2 3/4")

Place

United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
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/sm4ed6e53c2-d57e-43ce-b41c-dc434fe79ab5

Record ID

npg_NPG.2014.2

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