Photograph by
Korman, Murray, American, 1902 - 1961
Subject of
Berry, Nyas, American, 1913 - 1951
Berry, James, American, 1915 - 1969
Berry, Warren, American, 1922 - 1996
Berry Brothers, American, 1929 - 1951
Date
ca. 1943
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.6 × 19.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.6 × 20.7 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Berry Brothers. The young men are depicted standing against a white background, posing in different orientations. All three young men are wearing black tuxedoes with tails, white vests, and white bow ties and holding top hats. Nyas Berry is depicted on the far left. He is holding his top hat above his proper left shoulder with his proper left hand while holding a white cane upside down in his proper right hand. He is looking towards the top left corner of the image. Warren Berry is depicted in the center, facing Nyan Berry. He is standing with his legs apart, holding his top hat in his proper right hand at his waist and his proper left hand is held at his chest. James Berry is depicted on the right. He is standing in three-quarters profile, looking forward toward the top edge of the image. He is holding his top hat in his proper right hand at his chest and his proper left hand is held at his waist. A handwritten inscription in black ink in the lower right quadrant of the image reads, [To / Laura / A Real / Person / Cheerfully / Berry Bud[?]].The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, located in the bottom left corner reads, [Murray / Korman / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Children
Comedy
Entertainers
Photography
Tap dancing
Vaudeville
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.108
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554e940cd-c8fe-4a93-9e08-23612714660f

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