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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.83.196