Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Una Mae Carlisle, American, 1915 - 1956
Birdie Warfield Edison, American
Description
A black-and-white film still of Una Mae Carlisle on the set of “I Like It ‘Cause I Love It,” a soundie from 1944. The silver gelatin print depicts Carlisle seated center at a piano, with her proper right side facing the viewer. Her face is turned towards the viewer and she is smiling. She is wearing a light-toned dress, and a flower hair accessory. The piano is depicted in the lower right quadrant. Above the keyboard is a mirrored backboard. In the mid-ground are two (2) women and one (1) man. The women are depicted on the right half of the mid-ground. The woman on the far right, Birdie Warfield Edison, stands with her proper left arm resting on the piano. She is wearing a spaghetti strap dress and a flower corsage. In the center, behind the featured piano player, is a woman seated at a small table. She is partially obstructed by the piano player. On the left side of the mid-ground is the man, also seated at the table. He is depicted wearing a medium toned suit, white shirt, and a dark tie. He is holding a cigarette in his proper right hand and looking towards the piano player. On the table are glasses of liquid. In the far background is a trellised wall. On the trellis is foliage. The wall also has a brick portion on the left side behind the seated man. In the lower right corner is a number printed in the negative. [#69]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1944
Object number
2013.46.25.53
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (19.1 × 23.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Entertainers
Film
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Music
Nightlife
Photography
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.46.25.53