Calling the Indians Out: Museum Object and Cultural History
Calling the Indians Out: Date: 1978. Photograph by: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white print of men dancing and playing tambourines in New Orleans. There are seven men of differing ages in the foreground. All wear coats and hats. Other people, houses, and telephone poles are visible in the background. At bottom center, under the image in black marker, is [A/P]. The photograph is signed and dated at bottom right, under the image in black marker. There are no marks on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1978
- Photograph by: Frank L. Stewart, American, born 1949
- Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (31.8 × 46.3 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.5 × 50.4 cm)
- Place depicted: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Folklife
- Topic: Holidays and festivals
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Topic: Urban life
- Object number: 2016.133.13
- 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: © Frank L. Stewart Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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