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Maya Angelou and Billie Holiday

Object Details

Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
Edward Sorel, born 1929
Sitter
Maya Angelou, 4 Apr 1928 - 28 May 2014
Billie Holiday, 7 Apr 1915 - 17 Jul 1959
Date
1990
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Edward & Nancy Sorel © Edward Sorel
Medium
Ink and watercolor on illustration board
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 29.3cm x 40cm (11 9/16" x 15 3/4")
Mount: 34.5cm x 44.5cm (13 9/16" x 17 1/2")
Type
Drawing

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