Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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

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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

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ccb3e65c-e579-46c2-abdc-9bdae6d15739