Elvis Presley and B.B. King - High Museum of Art

Elvis Presley and B.B. King

Ernest Withers

American, 1922–2007

Details

Title

Elvis Presley and B.B. King

Artist/Maker

Ernest Withers (American, 1922–2007)

Date

1957

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image/Plate: 18 1/2 x 14 inches

Credit

Purchase with funds from the H. B. and Doris Massey Charitable Trust

Accession #

2002.87

On View

Currently not on view

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