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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Distributed by:
Rockwell-O'Keefe, Inc., American  Search this
Subject of:
Beverly White, American  Search this
Claude Hopkins, American, 1903 - 1984  Search this
Claude Hopkins Orchestra, American, 1930 - 1940  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 9 × 7 1/2 in. (22.8 × 19 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (25.5 × 20.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Beverly White. White is centrally depicted seated on a fabric covered, carved wooden bench. Her proper left shoulder is held slightly forward and her proper left arm is extended out and resting on the edge of the bench. Her proper right arm is resting on the bench behind her. White wears a long dress with large puffed sleeves that extend to the elbows, decorated with three large flowers attached to her proper left lapel. The image is bordered in white and along the bottom are two columns of black text. The column on the left side reads, [BEVERLY WHITE / featured with / CLAUDE HOPKINS and His Orchestra]. The column on the right side reads, [Management / ROCKWELL - O'KEEFE Inc. / Radio City, N.Y. Chicago Hollywood, Cal.]. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Photography  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.125
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54bab2709-80b5-4b08-ac13-dcc3179b834e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.125