Photograph by
Rossner, Harry
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
Date
August 1937
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.9 × 19 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman singing into a microphone. She stands behind the microphone stand with her hands at her sides. She is wearing a dark evening gown with a matching puffed sleeve jacket. The background is black. White text in the negative on the left side of the image reads, [Apollo Thea NYC / AUG 20-27, '37]. The image is framed by a white border that has pencil cropmarks and editing notations. On the back of the image is the photographer’s stamp in blue ink that reads, [harry rossner / CANDID PHOTOGRAPHER / 116 ave. c, b’klyn, n.y.]. Below are additional notations in pencil on bottom half on the back of the image.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
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
Entertainers
Music
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Theatre
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.31
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56c2ed01d-cce6-46f0-bbb0-76130d7ae438

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