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Artist
Edward Jean Steichen, 27 Mar 1879 - 25 Mar 1973
Publication
Vanity Fair, active 1914 - 1936
Sitter
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937
Date
1927
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24.1 x 19.2cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16")
Sheet: 25.3 x 20.1cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Interior
Music\Musical instrument\Piano
George Gershwin: Male
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer
George Gershwin: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist
George Gershwin: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired in memory of Agnes and Eugene Meyer through the generosity of Katharine Graham and the New York Community Trust, The Island Fund