- Photograph by
- Scurlock, Addison N., American, 1883 - 1964
- Subject of
- Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
- Date
- ca. 1912
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 15/16 x 3 15/16 in. (15.1 x 10 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photographic bust length portrait of Madam C.J. Walker. Sitting sideways, her head is turned slightly right towards the viewer. Her gaze is to the lower right. Her hair is smooth, parted in the middle, and falls to ear length, and tucked under. She wears drop earrings and a necklace. An intricately fringed shawl is draped around her shoulders and held in place by a brooch. The bottom left quadrant of the image is partially shadowed. The photograph is surrounded by a white border with an embossed maker's mark at the bottom right. It reads "Scurlock / WASH. D.C."
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
- Object number
- 2013.153.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




