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Artist
George Platt Lynes, 15 Apr 1907 - 6 Dec 1955
Sitter
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew, 21 Sep 1898 - 31 Jul 1957
Date
1950
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 18.9cm x 23.3cm (7 7/16" x 9 3/16")
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Donald Windham
