- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Smiley, Phyllis, American
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Medium
- ink on zinc
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Printing plate of Phyllis Smiley. Smiley is featured from the shoulder up. She is turned over her proper left shoulder and smiling towards the camera. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Phylis (sic) Smiley / Smiley / Stage / 50,526].
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




