Photograph of Lee Simmons and her dog, Lady
- Photograph by
- Battelle, Hughey J.
- Subject of
- Simmons, Lee
- Cosmopolitan, American, founded 1886
- Redbook, American, founded 1903
- Date
- early 20th-mid 20th century
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (11.2 × 16.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 13/16 × 6 15/16 in. (12.3 × 17.6 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Lee Simmons and her Boston Terrier dog, Lady. Simmons is depicted in profile, reclining on a chaise. Her proper left leg is extended. Her proper right knee is raised and bent. Lady is standing on the chaise and has his front paws resting in her lap. Lady is depicted in profile, but with her head turned towards the viewer. Simmons is looking at Lady and has her proper left hand resting on Lady’s shoulder. In her proper right hand is a copy of Cosmopolitan magazine. She is wearing a white, short sleeve, collared dress. On the end table next to her is a pile of Redbook magazines. In the background are lowered Venetian blinds. There are no inscriptions on the front or 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.235
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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