Photograph of Althea Gibson
Object Details
- Created by
- Wallace Seawell, American, 1916 - 2007
- Subject of
- Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
- Description
- In this black-and-white photograph, Althea Gibson poses on a stool with two tennis rackets. Both the rackets have dark colors printed with "Althea Gibson" in white letters.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1959
- Object number
- 2009.27.1.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (25.7 x 20.5 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Photography
- Sports
- Tennis
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.27.1.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5203d6ea2-1689-41b6-bdc1-f882e85cd9ac
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