Print of Josephine Baker and Mollie Moon crowning Dolores Beaux Arts Queen
- Photograph by
- Layne, Cecil, American
- Subject of
- Baker, Josephine, American, 1906 - 1975
- Moon, Mollie Virgil Lewis, c. 1908 - 1990
- Peters, Dolores Daniels, American, 1929 - 1989
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Black-and-white photograph of Mollie Moon placing a tiara on Dolores Daniels' head. She is dressed in a rinestone studded full length ball gown and has a large feather hat on her head. Josephine Baker is pictured to the left of frame. The back of the print has the photographer's stamp and is inscribed, "Roosevelt Hotel / Josephine Baker / Dolores ___ / Mollie Moon crowning."
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Amusements
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.166.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Cecil Layne
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.