Object Details
Photograph by
Campbell Studios, American, 1903 - 1928
Subject of
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
Claude Albert Barnett, American, 1889 - 1967
Owned by
Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
Description
This is a black and white portrait of Etta Moten Barnett. She wears a dark sweater with white horizontal stripes and dark and light striped scarf around her neck. She has a grey hat with a narrow brim on her head and a narrow clutch and pair of gloves resting under her left hand. Shown from the waist up, she leans slightly forward resting on her elbows with her arms folded on a cushion in front of her. Her right shoulder is slightly higher than her left, and her head is turned slightly towards her right shoulder. Her gaze is directed towards her right. In the bottom right corner is white text that reads “CAMPBELL / 2313 – 7TH AVE. / N.Y.C.” There is a handwritten note on the front in the lower center of the photograph by Etta Moten Barnett to her husband Claude Barnett, reading [For "Claude" / Wishing you continued / successful [illegible] undertaking. / Fondly yours, / "Etta"]. The back of the photograph is blank.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
ca. 1925
Object number
A2022.13.1.109
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: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
Etta Moten Barnett Archive
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Actors
Broadway Theatre
Singers (Musicians)
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_A2022.13.1.109