Photographic print of Ethel Waters in costume
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- February - April 1940
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Ethel Waters backstage in costume for a performance in Pittsburgh. She wears a kerchief covering her hair, a long sleeved blouse, striped skirt, and checkered apron; her hands rest on her lap underneath the apron. Waters is seated in a corner in front of two walls lined with radiators. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers, one with caption information, and a yellow circle sticker.
- Place depicted
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Actors
- Black Press
- Broadway Theatre
- Entertainers
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.