Alvin Ailey

Object Details

Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964
Sitter
Alvin Ailey, Jr., 5 Jan 1931 - 1 Dec 1989
Date
1955
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 24.7 x 20.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 15/16")
Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14")
Type
Photograph
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