George Washington Carver, Tuskegee, Alabama

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Object Details

Created by

Arthur Rothstein, American, 1915 - 1985

Subject of

George Washington Carver, American, 1860s - 1943

Published by

Hyperion Press Ltd, American, founded 1978

Description

A black-and-white photograph of George Washington Carver, shown bust-length, wearing a suit and boutineer. An arrangement of flowers is in the lower right corner of the image, and there is a brick wall behind him.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1941; printed 1981

Object number

2012.107.33

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 12 x 9 1/8 in. (30.5 x 23.2 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 x 11 1/16 in. (35.4 x 28.1 cm)

H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Place depicted

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, 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

Education

Photography

Science

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527f3c12d-5944-4443-9cd7-8f414326ccc4

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.107.33