Portrait of Whitney Houston

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Object Details

Photograph by

Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013

Subject of

Whitney Houston, American, 1963 - 2012

Description

A black and white digital print photograph of Whitney Houston. She is featured with her body in profile and her head turned towards the camera. She is wearing a turtleneck. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp in the bottom right corner and the number [5709] in the top left corner.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

February 1982; printed 1990s

Object number

2016.83.6

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits

inkjet prints

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 19 × 13 in. (48.3 × 33 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Entertainers

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599d9a122-7405-475a-812a-ec1ad7837ae5

Record ID

nmaahc_2016.83.6