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. She wears a dark-colored head covering and large earrings. With one hand, she holds a floral-printed fan in front of her to partially obscure her mouth and the lower part of her face. On the reverse is a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [Ethel Waters / By Carl Van Vechten], with a photographer's stamp in the bottom left corner.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- April 30, 1934
- Object number
- 2010.42.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 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
- Actors
- Musical Theatre
- Opera (Music)
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.42.4
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529e01338-9043-4be1-bad8-3c67237d54e8
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