Object Details
Photograph by
Bloom Photography, American
Subject of
Lil Green, American, 1919 - 1954
Description
A black and white photograph of Lil Green, Queen of the Blues.
The image is a bust-length portrait featuring Lil Green posed with her head tilted to lean against her proper left hand, which is formed into a fist. Green wears a headband with a large bow situated behind curly bangs. She wears a dark-colored top with beading and rhinestones in an all over diamond pattern with a large rhinestone brooch at the collar. She wears two rings on her proper left hand. She is gazing just to the side of the camera and is smiling. At the bottom left is the photographer's mark reading: [Bloom / Chicago]. There is a white border around the image with black typed text at the bottom center that reads [LIL GREEN "The In The Dark Mama' / Queen of The Blues].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1939-1954
Object number
2015.97.38.25
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.9 × 19.7 cm)
H x W (Image): 9 × 7 3/8 in. (22.9 × 18.7 cm)
Place captured
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.97.38.25