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Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

African American Museum

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    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
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    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)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567fc55de-b38d-4432-8d9c-d807d8ca8a98

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.98.28

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