Object of the Day

Kurt Cobain Portrait

February 20

Kurt Cobain was born on this day in 1967. Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind was arguably the most influential album of its time, selling more than ten million copies during the band’s short life.

Kurt Cobain

Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Mark Seliger, born 23 May 1959
Sitter
Kurt Cobain, 20 Feb 1967 - 5 Apr 1994
Date
1993 (printed 2013)
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Medium
Platinum-palladium print
Dimensions
Image: 46.7 × 35.5 cm (18 3/8 × 14")
Sheet: 61.8 × 50.3 cm (24 5/16 × 19 13/16")
Type
Photograph