Object Details
- Photograph by
- Terry Cryer, British, 1934 - 2017
- Subject of
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Ottilie Patterson, Northern Irish, 1932 - 2011
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Ottilie Patterson. Tharpe is standing on the left side of the photograph and is wearing a black sweater with light-colored floral appliques and black pants. She is standing in front of a microphone and singing. She is looking up and has her arms outstretched in front of her. Blues singer Patterson is on the right side of the photograph wearing a vertical striped shirt. They were performing at the Marquee Club. The back of the photograph is signed at center in black ink with “Terry Cryer / ©.”
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- 1957
- Object number
- 2014.98.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Terry Cryer Estate
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 6 7/8 × 6 15/16 in. (17.5 × 17.7 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
- Place captured
- England, United Kingdom, Europe
- 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
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.98.21
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c159fc2-a469-4828-8899-123b3b47dea9
