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Mae West

Object Details

Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Artist
C. Kenneth Lobben, 1905 - 1961
Sitter
Mae West, 17 Aug 1893 - 22 Nov 1980
Date
1935
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Keith de Lellis
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 31.7 x 24.3cm (12 1/2 x 9 9/16")
Sheet: 33.1 x 25.8cm (13 1/16 x 10 3/16")
Mat: 71.1 x 55.9cm (28 x 22")
Type
Photograph

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