Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Gladys Bentley, American, 1907 - 1960
Owned by
Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of entertainer Gladys Bentley. Bentley is depicted facing the viewer in bust pose. She is wearing a black top hat, dark bow tie, a white dress shirt, and black tuxedo suit jacket. Her top hat is perched slightly towards her proper right shoulder. The edges of the image are faded into an oval-shaped, white background. The print does not have any inscriptions, front or back.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1927-1945
Object number
2013.46.25.15
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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 (Image and sheet): 6 3/16 × 4 1/4 in. (15.7 × 10.8 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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)
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.46.25.15