Object Details
- Subject of
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Photograph by
- Riccardo Schwamenthal, Austrian, 1937 - 2016
- Manufactured by
- Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is standing in front of several microphones and is facing the left side of the photograph with her body slightly turned towards the photographer. She is wearing a light-colored dress and is singing. Both of her arms are raised above her shoulders with her hands outstretched. A man playing a trombone and a man playing a clarinet are on the right side of the photograph. A piano can be seen in the background. The back of the photograph is inscribed with [ANTIBES 1960 / "SISTER" ROSETTA THARPE] and has a stamp for the photographer Riccardo Schwamenthal.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- 1960
- Object number
- 2014.98.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Riccardo Schwamenthal
- 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: 7 × 9 7/16 in. (17.8 × 24 cm)
- Place captured
- Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.98.23
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b24b7c7b-19a6-4139-b44a-2ac26721461a
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