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W.C. Handy

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Object Details

Artist

Prentice H. Polk, 25 Nov 1898 - 29 Dec 1985

Sitter

William Christopher Handy, 16 Nov 1873 - 28 Mar 1958

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1942

Object number

NPG.83.196

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Tuskegee University Archives, Tuskegee, AL

Type

Photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 24.3 × 19.2 cm (9 9/16 × 7 9/16")
Sheet: 25.2 × 20.4 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief
Costume\Jewelry\Pin
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
William Christopher Handy: Male
William Christopher Handy: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Composer
William Christopher Handy: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer
William Christopher Handy: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Bandmaster
William Christopher Handy: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter
William Christopher Handy: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Blues musician
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49833212a-3bbb-4796-9b63-764910d09428

Record ID

npg_NPG.83.196

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