Photograph by
Diaz & Rogers, American
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1930-1950
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.7 × 19 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.5 × 19.6 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman. She is depicted from the waist up, with her proper right shoulder held slightly forward. She is wearing a dark colored garment with a row of ball-shaped buttons down the front, a collar with rounded front edges, and small cap sleeves that flare out over the long sleeves of the garment. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, in the bottom right corner reads, [Diaz & / Rogers]. In the top left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To Lauri / From one Rebel / to another its been / Wonderful / Always Cleo]. 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
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.133
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5367ae548-93d1-40f3-bfa1-31901df1a916

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