Created by:

Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964  Search this

Subject of:

Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 cm)

Type:

black-and-white photographs

portraits

Date:

April 30, 1934

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Ethel Waters set against a floral background. She wears a dark-colored head covering and large earrings. With one hand, she holds a floral-printed fan in front of her to partially obscure her mouth and the lower part of her face. On the reverse is a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [Ethel Waters / By Carl Van Vechten], with a photographer's stamp in the bottom left corner.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Opera (Music)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2010.42.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

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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/fd529e01338-9043-4be1-bad8-3c67237d54e8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.42.4