Betty Carter, 1995: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black-and-white photograph of jazz vocalist Betty Carter singing at a performance in Hollywood, FL. Carter is photographed in close up and from a low angle. She holds a microphone in her right hand as she sings and her left hand is held up in front of her. She wears a dark blouse wit a ruffled collar and a necklace.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995
• Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
• Subject of: Betty Carter, American, 1929 - 1998
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (35 x 23.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 x 10 13/16 in. (35.2 x 27.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
• Place captured: Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2012.164.136
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.