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Paul Robeson

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Alfredo Valente, 1899 - 27 Jun 1973

Sitter

Paul Robeson, 9 Apr 1898 - 23 Jan 1976

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1940

Object number

NPG.95.405

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© The Valente Collection

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 23.4cm x 18.9cm (9 3/16" x 7 7/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Paul Robeson: Male
Paul Robeson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
Paul Robeson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
Paul Robeson: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist
Paul Robeson: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e82f3f68-ecbb-45e7-9426-d9395a092023

Record ID

npg_NPG.95.405

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