- Photograph by
- Bachrach, Louis Fabian Jr., American, 1917 - 2010
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Wright, Richard Robert Sr., American, 1855 - 1947
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 21 3/16 x 15 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (53.8 x 40.3 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Framed portrait of Major R. R. Wright, Sr. Frame is dark brown with gold and tan details. Smaller gold strip nearer the inner portion of the frame. Image matted under two (2) different mattes. The larger matte is light gray and the inner, smaller matte is dark gray. Image is a black and white photograph of Wright from the torso up. He wears a light suit and dark, patterned tie. His arms are resting on a table with his hands clasped one on top of the other. Wright wears round wire-rimmed glasses. In the lower right corner of the photograph, in gold, is the photographer's signature: "Fabian Bachrach". On the matte in the lower left corner in black text is the image caption: "Major R. R. Wright Sr. / Founder".
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- offset lithographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Object number
- 2013.27.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr.
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.