- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Jay, Claire
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- 1946
- 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
- A printing plate of Claire Jay featured in an article for the Chicago Defender on March 30, 1946. The plate features an image of Jay. The image is taken from overhead. Jay looks up towards the camera and has her hand resting on her chest. The back of the plate has an inscription that identifies the subject of the image.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Black Press
- Business
- Mass media
- Technology
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




