Photograph of Billie Holiday

Object Details

Description: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Billie Holiday. Holiday is depicted standing behind a microphone stand. She wears a white blouse, belt, and floral skirt. A band is depicted in the background behind her, on the left side of the image. At the center of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To Laura Wise / Frantic [?] to Me / Lady Day / Billie Holiday]. A second inscription below, written by a different hand, reads, [Chicago Dec / 1943]. The image is bordered with white and along bottom is black text on the left and right sides. The text in the lower left corner reads, [BILLIE HOLIDAY]. The text in the lower right corner reads, [Personal Management / JOE GLASER / R C A Building 30 Rockefeller Plaza / New York N.Y.]. There is a notation in pencil on the back of the photograph.

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

December 1943

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 7 7/16 in. (22.1 × 18.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 3/16 in. (25.4 × 20.8 cm)

Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place collected: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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

Topic: African American; Actors; Jazz (Music); Nightlife; Photography; Singers (Musicians); Theatre

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