- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Distributed by
- Selznick International Pictures, American, 1935 - 1943
- Subject of
- McDaniel, Hattie, American, 1895 - 1952
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph headshot of actress Hattie McDaniels in costume as her character role "Mammy" in the motion picture Gone With the Wind. McDaniels is depicted in three-quarters profile view from the shoulders up, wearing one light-colored kerchief tied around her head and another around her neck. She also wears small earrings, which slightly out of focus. She looks straight ahead, unsmiling, with a slightly furrowed brow. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.270.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




