Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Billy Eckstine, American, 1914 - 1993
Harris, June, American
Date
1952
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 7 1/4 × 7 9/16 in. (18.4 × 19.2 cm)
Description
A clipping from Ebony Magazine (October 1952) with a color photographic portrait of Billy Eckstine and his wife June Harris. The clipping is autographed by Eckstine in blue ink across the center of the image. The couple is pictured seated outside of a yellow and white house. On the left side of the photo is June Harris in a yellow shirt with an orange skirt on. She is sitting in a blue chair looking directly into the camera as she smiles. To the right of the photo is Billy Eckstine in a yellow shirt with matching yellow pants and brown dress shoes. His right leg is angled on top of the table he is sitting on. He is also looking directly into the camera. On the back of the photo is an article from what may be a magazine. At the top of the article it reads "Message from the State Department."
Place captured
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
photographs
portraits
Topic
Actors
Entertainers
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.195.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526455116-ef18-4858-9c95-ffa69007b1e6

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