Fred Astaire and Amelia Earhart
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Object Details
- Artist
- Henry Major, 1889 - 1948
- Sitter
- Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987
- Amelia Mary Earhart, 24 Jul 1897 - c. 2 Jul 1937
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1937
- Object number
- NPG.86.101
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pencil and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 16 × 29.5 cm (6 5/16 × 11 5/8")
- Mount: 18.1 × 30.3 cm (7 1/8 × 11 15/16")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
- Home Furnishings\Globe
- Amelia Mary Earhart: Female
- Amelia Mary Earhart: Science and Technology\Aviator
- Fred Astaire: Male
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap
- Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer
- Fred Astaire: Oscar
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.86.101
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b98d9a3b-65f5-461e-b8f2-86aae56017e3
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