Photograph of Althea Gibson

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Object Details

Created by

Wallace Seawell, American, 1916 - 2007

Subject of

Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003

Description

In this black-and-white photograph, Althea Gibson poses on a stool with two tennis rackets. Both the rackets have dark colors printed with "Althea Gibson" in white letters.

Credit Line

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

Date

1959

Object number

2009.27.1.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (25.7 x 20.5 cm)

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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

Athletes

Photography

Sports

Tennis

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5203d6ea2-1689-41b6-bdc1-f882e85cd9ac

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.27.1.3