Betty Carter, NYC: Museum Object and Cultural History
Betty Carter, NYC: Date: 1970s. Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944. Subject of: Betty Carter, American, 1929 - 1998.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photographic portrait of Betty Carter during a performance. Aside from Carter's face and body, elements of the photograph are out of focus, giving a blurred, halo effect. Carter is on stage, with her mouth open in performance. Microphones, instruments, and a curtain are visible, but out of focus in the background.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970s
- Photograph by: Anthony Barboza, American, born 1944
- 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 (sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.9 × 22.1 cm)
- Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.99.29
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: © Anthony Barboza Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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