Photograph by
Bixio, Florencio, Italian
Subject of
Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
Owned by
Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
Date
ca. 1933
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D (framed): 42 13/16 × 30 15/16 × 1 7/16 in. (108.8 × 78.6 × 3.7 cm)
Caption
This image of Etta Moten Barnett was captured by Italian photographer Florencio Bixio, who operated a studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barnett was sent to Latin America by RKO to promote the film, Flying Down to Rio (1933).
Description
This is a black and white poster of Etta Moten Barnett. She is depicted in profile, seated, turning her head over her proper left shoulder to gaze at the viewer. She wears a light-colored suit jacket and matching bottom. Her left arm rests on her left knee, on top of a pair of black gloves draped across her thigh. She wears a light-colored hat with a shallow crown and a wide brim with dark bows on one side. On the bottom proper right quadrant is white text that reads “Foto: / F. Bixio y Cia / B de Irigoyen 185 / B Aires.”
Place used
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Latin America, South America
Collection title
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Actors
Broadway Theatre
Mass media
Singers (Musicians)
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2022.13.1.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Florencio Bixio
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543d3247e-dc66-4a84-8b1b-a96b6147f7a1

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