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Roscoe Holcomb

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Object Details

Artist

John Cohen, 2 Aug 1932 - 16 Sep 2019

Sitter

Roscoe Holcomb, 5 Sep 1912 - 2 Feb 1981

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John Cohen

Date

1959 (printed mid 1960s)

Object number

S/NPG.97.123

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© John Cohen, courtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, NYC

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 20.8 × 30.9 cm (8 3/16 × 12 3/16")
Sheet: 27.9 × 35.4 cm (11 × 13 15/16")

Place

United States\Kentucky\Perry\Daisy

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Music\Musical instrument\Banjo
Architecture\Building\Shed
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Roscoe Holcomb: Male
Roscoe Holcomb: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
Roscoe Holcomb: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer
Roscoe Holcomb: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Banjo
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d83fe224-0e41-483a-82a8-78a61d212c2a

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.97.123

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