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Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee

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Object Details

Artist

Anthony Barboza, born 10 May 1944

Sitter

Ruby Dee, 27 Oct 1922 - 12 Jun 2014
Ossie Davis, 18 Dec 1917 - 4 Feb 2005

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1977

Object number

NPG.2005.127

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Anthony Barboza

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 33.4 x 33.4 cm (13 1/8 x 13 1/8")
Sheet: 50.6 x 40.7 cm (19 15/16 x 16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Ossie Davis: Male
Ossie Davis: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Actor
Ossie Davis: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
Ossie Davis: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Ossie Davis: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Ossie Davis: Military and Intelligence\Army
Ruby Dee: Female
Ruby Dee: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Ruby Dee: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Ruby Dee: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Ruby Dee: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Television\Television actor
Ruby Dee: Performing arts awards\Grammy
Ruby Dee: Performing arts awards\Emmy Award
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f846770d-b481-4408-8a67-1cd1dd8ee2c3

Record ID

npg_NPG.2005.127

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