- Photograph by
- Tarr, S., American, active 1920s
- Subject of
- Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
- Weir, Felix, American, 1884 - 1978
- Cumbo, Marion, American
- Boyd, Arthur
- Date
- ca. 1923
- Medium
- silver and gelatin on photographic paper with paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Overall): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (Photograph): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
- H x W (Frame): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A photograph of the Negro String Quartet. The photograph features four men sitting in chairs positioned in a semi circle around two music stands. The men are all dressed in suits. The men from left to right are: Felix Weir, Marion Cumbo, Hall Johnson, and Arthur Boyd. The photograph isin a green/gray paper frame. A stamp on the front of the paper frame reads: [S. Tarr / 164 West 125 St. / NY]. The back of the frame is blank.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Hall Johnson Collection
- Classification
- Archival Collections
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
- Object number
- TA2013.166.1.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




