- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973
- Used by
- Richmond Times - Dispatch, American, founded 1850
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.6 × 18.5 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 8 1/8 in. (28 × 20.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is wearing a dark colored dress. She is facing the left side of the photograph. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand is at chest height. She is walking in front of a chain link fence with plants growing on it. A large tree is on the right side of the photograph. Buildings are in the background. The back of the photograph has a Richmond Times-Dispatch stamp in red ink.
- Place used
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- Object number
- 2014.98.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




