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W.C. Handy

Object Details

Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Prentice H. Polk, 25 Nov 1898 - 29 Dec 1985
Sitter
William Christopher Handy, 16 Nov 1873 - 28 Mar 1958
Date
1942
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 24.3 × 19.2 cm (9 9/16 × 7 9/16")
Sheet: 25.2 × 20.4 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type
Photograph

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