Object Details
Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
Used by
Richmond Times - Dispatch, American, founded 1850
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is wearing a dark colored dress. She is facing the left side of the photograph. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand is at chest height. She is walking in front of a chain link fence with plants growing on it. A large tree is on the right side of the photograph. Buildings are in the background. The back of the photograph has a Richmond Times-Dispatch stamp in red ink.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
Date
1950s
Object number
2014.98.28
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
black-and-white photographs
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.6 × 18.5 cm)
H x W (sheet): 11 × 8 1/8 in. (28 × 20.6 cm)
Place used
Richmond, Virginia, 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
Gospel (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Photography
Rock and roll (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.98.28