Photograph by
Bell, Hugh Cecil Lancelot, American, 1927 - 2012
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
ca. 1964
Medium
silver and gelatin on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 12 13/16 × 19 × 7/16 in. (32.6 × 48.3 × 1.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
Description
A black and white gelatin photograph of a young woman getting dressed. Captured in the daytime, Antigua and Barbuda, 1964, an unidentified dark-haired woman adjusts the fit of her bustier slip. There are several bracelets around her proper left wrist, and one on her proper right wrist. She is flanked by an open doorway to the left and a window to the right, beyond which is significant tropical foliage.A large bright patterned cloth hangs folded halfway across the window’s frame. On verso is the artist’s name in graphite [Hugh Bell] and a paper sticker that reads: [LEGACY / 312].
Place captured
Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Clothing and dress
Domestic life
Fashion
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, generously supported by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
Object number
2019.85.4
Restrictions & Rights
© The Estate of Hugh Bell
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566c6da49-2111-4c92-a7cd-4f7819aa7cae

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