Created by:

Oscar Zane Roseberry, 1912 - 1999  Search this

Subject of:

Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 1/8 x 7 15/16 in. (25.7 x 20.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Date:

1959

Description:

In this black-and-white photograph, Althea Gibson, wearing her Wightman Cup blazer, stands with two rackets in her left hand in front of a door marked "staff."

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Photography  Search this

Sports  Search this

Tennis  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.27.1.5

Restrictions & Rights:

© Oscar Zane Roseberry

Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f3c1e3d-b60c-440f-a4ad-53b83836586d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.27.1.5