Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Printed by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Harry Walker Agency, American, founded 1946
Subject of
Gladys Bentley, American, 1907 - 1960
Description
Black and white photographic postcard of the singer and musician Gladys Bentley dressed in a men's white tuxedo and white top hat, holding a cane at her side tucked under her arm. The phrase: "America's Greatest Sepia Player" is printed down the left side of the postcard and the phrase: "The Brown Bomber of Sophisticated Songs" is printed down the right side of the postcard.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1946 - 1949
Object number
2011.57.25.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
photographic postcards
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, with ink on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (13.3 x 8.6 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Blues (Music)
Entertainers
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.57.25.1