Film still of a group of people gathered around a piano

Object Details

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Birdie Warfield Edison, American; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Description: A silver gelatin print of a black-and-white image of a film still depicting group of people gathered around a piano. Seven (7) women and six (6) men are depicted sitting and standing in a semicircle around a piano. The piano is centrally depicted and one (1) man sits on the piano bench with his proper left hand on the keys. He is facing four (4) women seated on a couch on the left side of the image. One (1) woman, Birdie Warfield Edison, stands behind the man seated at the piano. On the right side of the image, are two (2) women seated on a chair. Five (5) men stand behind the piano. One of the men is leaning on the end of a small wooden staff. He is wearing a brimmed cap, overalls, and a white shirt. The other four (4) men standing around the piano, and the man seated on the piano bench, are all wearing matching light colored suits, white button down shirts, floral patterned ties, and white pocket squares in their left breast pockets. In the foreground, in front of the couch and chair arms, are matching end tables. The piano is draped in cloth and there is a wide lipped vase filled with flowers on top. There is a large fireplace behind the women on the left side of the image. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1933-1950

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 7 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (18.6 × 23.5 cm); H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.7 × 25.4 cm)

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification: Photographs and Still Images

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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