- Subject of
- Griffin, Earl
- Cole, Nat King, American, 1919 - 1965
- Como, Perry, American, 1912 - 2001
- Created by
- Dudley, Chester
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (22.7 × 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.4 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Nat King Cole, Perry Como, and Chester Dudley looking at some papers.
- Nat King Cole is on the left side of the image. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a pinstripe grey colored suit, and a short tie in a striped design. Perry Como is in the center. He is wearing a white collared shirt, dark pants, and a plaid suit jacket. He has a cigarette in his proper left hand and is holding several sheets of white paper. Chester Dudley is on the right. He is wearing a white collared shirt, a dark suit jacket, a necktie, and glasses. All three have white pocket squares and are looking down at the sheets of paper.
- At the top left corner of the verso is the handwritten inscription in graphite: [Nat King Cole (Left) / Perry Como (Center) / Chester Dudley (rt)]. At the bottom left corner, a stamp in black ink reads: [PLEASE CREDIT PHOTO / BY EARL GRIFFIN].
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




