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Artist
Irving Penn, 16 Jun 1917 - 7 Oct 2009
Sitter
Duke Ellington, 29 Apr 1899 - 24 May 1974
Date
1971 (printed 1984)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 38 x 37.8 cm (14 15/16 x 14 7/8")
Sheet: 50.7 x 40.5 cm (19 15/16 x 15 15/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22")
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Irving Penn
