Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen
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Object Details
- Created by
- Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964
- Subject of
- Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Ethel Waters set against a floral background. Playing the character Carmen from the similarly titled Georges Bizet opera, she wears a head covering and large earrings and holds a fan.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- April 30, 1934
- Object number
- 2010.42.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- 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: 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (23.8 x 15.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Musical Theatre
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.42.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be5823bc-d81f-44a2-92ae-2f0154431806
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