Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Scott, Hazel, American, 1920 - 1981
Date
1923; printed later
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (Image): 5 5/8 × 3 13/16 × 1/16 in. (14.3 × 9.7 × 0.1 cm)
H x W x D (Sheet): 6 × 4 × 1/16 in. (15.2 × 10.2 × 0.1 cm)
Description
A reprint of a black-and-white photograph of Hazel Scott at age three. Scott is depicted in full length next to a piano bench. Scott is standing with her proper left arm akimbo and her proper right hand resting on top of a piece of white paper resting on the surface of the bench. Her proper right leg is crossed over her proper left at the ankle. She is wearing a black dress with blousy peasant top cinched at the waist with a plain white belt. Two white pom-poms dangle from strings at the front center of the neckline. She is also wearing a black shorts, calf high striped socks, and white shoes. Her hair is pulled back and secured with a large, medium tone bow at the back of her head. She is facing the viewer and has a slight smile on her face. Black printed, diagonal, cursive text in the bottom right corner of the image reads [Hazel]. The text is printed over Scott’s ankles and calves. The wooden piano bench is rectangular in shape with cabriolet legs, an ornately, carved skirt, and a plain top with a dark fabric covered seat. The verso of the photograph is plain with a repeating pattern of light gray text that reads [Kodak / Picture / Maker / Paper].
Place captured
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
Children
Entertainers
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Music
Musicians
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Adam Clayton Powell III
Object number
2023.101.2
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51bc1c26c-fa05-4d43-9e8f-f60315e62a2e

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