Object Details
- Photograph by
- Terry Cryer, British, 1934 - 2017
- Subject of
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is standing in front of a microphone and holding a guitar with her left hand. Her right hand is outstretched above her shoulder with her palm facing up. She is slightly turned to the right and looking up. She is singing and wearing a dark colored sequenced dress. A man playing a banjo is in the background. 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
- 2014.98.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Terry Cryer
- 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): 7 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (19 × 17.9 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
- Place captured
- England, 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_2014.98.24
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ccb3e65c-e579-46c2-abdc-9bdae6d15739
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