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Ornette Coleman

Object Details

Provenance
The artist [1992]; purchased through donor gift NPG 2006
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Frederick J. Brown, 1945 - 2012
Sitter
Ornette Coleman, 9 Mar 1930 - 11 Jun 2015
Date
1992
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joel and Sherry Mallin and Sebastienne and Bentley Brown
Medium
Oil and charcoal on linen
Dimensions
Stretcher: 121.9 x 101.6cm (48 x 40")
Frame: 124.5 x 105.4 x 7cm (49 x 41 1/2 x 2 3/4")
Type
Painting

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