Photograph of Pearl Bailey
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Marvin Smith, American, 1910 - 2003
- Subject of
- Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990
- Description
- A black and white photographic portrait of Pearl Bailey. In the top left-hand corner of the photo is a cursive inscription handwritten in pencil, signed by the actress. Below and to the right of the writing is a woman. She is looking over her right shoulder and is wearing a black, patterned top with earrings and a necklace. On the back of the photo it says, "Photo by M. Smith/ 243-251 W. 125th Street/ MO. 2-3168 New York, N.Y. / Credit line must be observed/ Must not be syndicated, loaned, or used for advertising purposes without permission."
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- ca. 1960
- Object number
- 2013.118.182.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (24.6 × 19.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.2 × 20.2 cm)
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- 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
- Broadway Theatre
- Entertainers
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.118.182.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55317bd36-d5e5-4187-b34e-e9c5a978e5fe
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