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Huddie Ledbetter

National Portrait Gallery
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Object Details

Artist
Berenice Abbott, 17 Jul 1898 - 9 Dec 1991
Sitter
Huddie Ledbetter, 15 Jan 1888 - 6 Dec 1949
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
c. 1945
Object number
NPG.76.82
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Berenice Abbott/Getty Images
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24.3 × 19 cm (9 9/16 × 7 1/2")
Sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")
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Topic
Interior
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief\Bandana
Huddie Ledbetter: Male
Huddie Ledbetter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer
Huddie Ledbetter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist
Huddie Ledbetter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Guitarist
Huddie Ledbetter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and Blues
Huddie Ledbetter: Law and Law Enforcement\Criminal\Murderer
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.76.82
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4afc03353-f205-41b7-9f27-b8a09559c2ee

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