Photograph of Althea Gibson holding two tennis rackets
- Photograph by
- Seawell, Wallace, American, 1916 - 2007
- Owned by
- Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.7 × 18.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 10 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (25.7 × 20.5 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photographic portrait of Althea Gibson. She sits on a stool and holds two (2) tennis rackets in the their cases. The racket cases have her name in white [ALTHEA/GIBSON]. She wears all white and sits with her PL side facing the camera. She is seen smiling. In the lower right corner is the photographer credit in cursive text [Seawell].
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Athletes
- Photography
- Sports
- Tennis
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
- Object number
- 2014.205.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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