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Music at the Dell

Music at the Dell
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Artist
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964
Sitter
Sigmund Romberg, 29 Jul 1887 - 9 Nov 1951
Lucky Armstrong, 1850 - 1950?
Harry Armstrong, 1850 - 1950?
William Christopher Handy, 16 Nov 1873 - 28 Mar 1958
Oscar Hammerstein II, 12 Jul 1895 - 23 Aug 1960
Date
c. 1945
Type
Drawing
Medium
Ink over pencil with opaque white on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.9 × 34 cm (11 × 13 3/8")
Topic
Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone
Caricature
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet
Music\Musical instrument\Conductor's baton
Oscar Hammerstein II: Male
Oscar Hammerstein II: Literature\Writer\Librettist
Oscar Hammerstein II: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
Oscar Hammerstein II: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Oscar Hammerstein II: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer
Oscar Hammerstein II: Pulitzer Prize
Oscar Hammerstein II: Grammy
Lucky Armstrong: Male
Harry Armstrong: Male
William Christopher Handy: Male
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Blues musician
Sigmund Romberg: Male
Sigmund Romberg: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
Object number
NPG.84.62
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view