Cab Calloway

National Portrait Gallery
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Object Details

Artist
Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964
Sitter
Cab Calloway, 25 Dec 1907 - 18 Nov 1994
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
January 12, 1933
Object number
NPG.90.87
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Carl Van Vechten Trust
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 25 × 18.1 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/8")
Mat: 56.1 × 40.8 cm (22 1/16 × 16 1/16")
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
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Topic
Interior
Artwork
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Music\Musical instrument\Trombone
Music\Sheet music
Artwork\Poster
Cab Calloway: Male
Cab Calloway: Literature\Writer
Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician
Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer
Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.90.87
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d8447aad-9b7c-4c01-91fb-9c068a480653
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