Created by:

Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place made:

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1948 - 1970s

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of two women and a man engaged in a theater performance. The man, left, wears a t-shirt under an approximation of a toga and a laurel crown. The woman at center gestures towards him as the second, at right, looks on. Both women wear dresses. The scenery includes a table and chairs as well as two fluted columns in the background.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Drama (Theatre)  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson

Object number:

2012.137.3.31

Restrictions & Rights:

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd514df257b-aa8c-47e4-8ab8-1f16ee9cb8a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.137.3.31