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Leontyne Price as Bess, from "Porgy and Bess", May 19, 1953
Leontyne Price as Bess, from "Porgy and Bess", May 19, 1953

Leontyne Price as Bess, from "Porgy and Bess", May 19, 1953

Artist Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 - 1964)
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches (23.5 x 17.46 cm)
Framed: 18 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches (46.36 x 38.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4490
InscribedArtist's Stamp Blindstamp "Photograph by / Carl Van Vechten" Front of Print
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