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Oscar Levant, Pianist, Beverly Hills, California
Oscar Levant, Pianist, Beverly Hills, California

Oscar Levant, Pianist, Beverly Hills, California

Artist Richard Avedon (American, 1923 - 2004)
DateApril 12, 1972
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 16 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches (41.91 x 40.01 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.409
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand Back of Print Copyright Back of Print Description: Reproduction limitations. Stamp Back of Print Description: Various stamps and copyright notices on back of print.
Edition/State/Proofed. 2/50
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionBust portrait of a man (Oscar Levant). Figure is wearing a dark heavy coat, has dark hair, his eyes are half opened and his mouth is open exposing his teeth and tongue.Exhibition History

New Frontiers: American Photography Since 1960. Light Factory, Charlotte, NC, November 5 - December 17, 1993, no cat. 

Provenance
 Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1986;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Copyright© The Richard Avedon Foundation
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