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Title
The Song of Freedom
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Paul Robeson, 9 Apr 1898 - 23 Jan 1976
Paul Robeson, 9 Apr 1898 - 23 Jan 1976
Elisabeth Welch, 1904 - 2003
Esmé Percy, 8 Aug 1887 - 17 Jun 1957
Date
1937
Type
Print
Medium
Color lithographic poster
Dimensions
Sheet: 104.2 x 69.4cm (41 x 27 5/16")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Poster
Poster\Movie
Paul Robeson: Male
Paul Robeson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Paul Robeson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Paul Robeson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Paul Robeson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Esmé Percy: Male
Esmé Percy: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
Esmé Percy: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Elisabeth Welch: Female
Elisabeth Welch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Elisabeth Welch: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Elisabeth Welch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
