Object Details
Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of
Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008
Unidentified Woman or Women
Description
A black and white photograph of Eartha Kitt and David McDonald standing in a hallway of the Syria Mosque performance venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kitt wears a long, light colored coat while carrying a poodle in the crook of her proper left elbow while holding a purse in her proper right hand. Just behind her stands McDonald, just inside a doorway, wearing a suit as he looks off camera. An unidentified woman is visible in the doorway just behind McDonald. Two other people are partially visible in the background. The back of the photograph has a barcoded sticker with a caption.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Date
June 1961
Object number
2014.302.47
Restrictions & Rights
© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Place depicted
Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Black Press
Entertainers
Photography
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.302.47