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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis
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Artist
Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964
Sitter
Ossie Davis, 18 Dec 1917 - 4 Feb 2005
Date
1951 (printed 1983)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
Image: 22.5 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8")
Sheet: 55.9 × 35.5 cm (22 × 14")
Topic
Costume
Interior
Ossie Davis: Male
Ossie Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Ossie Davis: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director
Ossie Davis: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Ossie Davis: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter
Ossie Davis: Military and Intelligence\Army
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
Photograph © Carl Van Vechten Trust
Gravure and compilations ©Eakins Press Foundation
Object number
NPG.83.188.10
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view