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Asa Philip Randolph

National Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist
Seymour Kattelson, 11 Feb 1923 - 24 Nov 2018
Sitter
Asa Philip Randolph, 15 Apr 1889 - 16 Mar 1979
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
1948
Object number
NPG.87.46
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Estate of Seymour Kattelson
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet/Mount: 27.6 × 27.2 cm (10 7/8 × 10 11/16")
Mount (second): 50.6 × 40.6 cm (19 15/16 × 16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
See more items in
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
The Struggle for Justice Refresh
On View
NPG, West Gallery 220
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Baggage & Luggage\Bag
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief
Architecture\Building
Equipment\Camera
Sign
Costume\Jewelry\Pin
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Asa Philip Randolph: Male
Asa Philip Randolph: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher
Asa Philip Randolph: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Labor leader
Asa Philip Randolph: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Asa Philip Randolph: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.87.46
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43afe0581-fef0-446e-ad56-724a6c0a6c31

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