Willie Mays

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Object Details

Artist

John Norton, born 1919

Sitter

William Howard Mays, 6 May 1931 - 18 Jun 2024

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1976

Object number

NPG.97.68

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Drawing

Medium

Charcoal drawing on paper

Dimensions

Image: 69.8 × 54 cm (27 1/2 × 21 1/4")

Sheet: 73.6 × 58.7 cm (29 × 23 1/8")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York\Queens\Flushing

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap

Equipment\Sports Equipment\Baseball Equipment\Baseball bat

William Howard Mays: Male

William Howard Mays: Sports\Athlete\Baseball

William Howard Mays: Sports\Coach\Baseball

William Howard Mays: Military and Intelligence\Army

William Howard Mays: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom

Portrait

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm440758abb-d3c6-4e00-8bf7-d2f1a2a1ef8b

Record ID

npg_NPG.97.68