Photograph by
DuBois, American
Subject of
Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
Owned by
Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
Date
ca. 1955
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in. (24.3 × 19.3 cm)
H x W (folder closed): 14 × 10 9/16 in. (35.6 × 26.8 cm)
H x W (folder open): 14 × 21 3/16 in. (35.6 × 53.8 cm)
Description
This is a black and white photograph by DuBois of Etta Moten Barnett and her daughter, Sue Barnett, in her wedding dress. Her daughter stands on the left side of the photograph in a quarter turn. She wears a long white dress with long sleeves and a portrait collar. The dress has a fitted drop waist and a train. She wears a waist length veil on her head and carries a bouquet of flowers in both hands held at her waist. Her face is in profile as she gazes to the right at her mother. Etta Moten Barnett is also in a quarter-turn, wearing a calf-length floral dress with a solid-colored waist and short cap sleeves. She wears elbow-length gloves and a large, brimmed hat. She gazes back at her daughter. An alter with candlesticks can be seen in the background. The photograph is matted in a cream matting with gold text in the bottom right corner that reads “DuBois / THE DRAKE.” The matting is glued into a grey cardboard folder with dark grey text on the front cover that reads “DuBois / THE DRAKE / CHICAGO.” Above the text is a dark grey coat of arms with two lions rampant on either side of a shield with a large letter ‘D’ on it and a scrolling banner below it with text that reads “PORTRAIT.”
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place used
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Activism
Actors
Broadway Theatre
Families
Marriage customs and rites
Motherhood
Singers (Musicians)
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2022.13.1.32
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
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