Created by
Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1948 - 1970s
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Description
The setting of this photograph appears to the backstage space of an outdoor production (suggested by the tent sheltering the women, rough wooden furniture, large cosmetic cases, etc.). A table in the image's foreground holds a large frosted cake with numerous candles. The seated woman wears a small tiara and remains out of costume while the other women wear cropped white tops and fringed vests as well as short fringed skirts over fishnet stockings. The also wear feathered head bands which are tied low on their foreheads.
Place made
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Nightlife
Photography
Social life and customs
Theatre
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Object number
2012.137.3.50
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5afa38a62-e56f-469c-ad30-b175f569d61d

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