Object Details
- Photograph by
- Riccardo Schwamenthal, Austrian, 1937 - 2016
- Subject of
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Manufactured by
- Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889
- Description
- A black-and-white photographic portrait of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is wearing a floral print dress and high heels. She is standing in front of several microphones with her right side facing the camera. She is looking to the right of the photograph and playing the guitar. The back of the photograph is inscribed with [SISTER ROSETTA THARPE / ANTIBES 1960] 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
- 2014.98.27
- 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: 9 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24 × 17.7 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_2014.98.27
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ec724ddc-df65-4e9d-adb7-37e815b9ae58
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