Carrie Smith, 1992: Museum Object and Cultural History
Carrie Smith, 1992: Date: 1992. Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American. Subject of: Carrie Smith, American, 1925 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of blues and jazz singer Carrie Smith performing at a concert in Charlotte, NC. Smith is photographed from a low angle and to the left. Her hands are positioned on either side of the mic stand she sings into. Her shoulders are drawn up and her eyes are closed. She wears a blouse with beaded black and white triangles and a large white ribbon in her hair.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1992
- Photograph by: David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of: Carrie Smith, American, 1925 - 2012
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (34.8 x 24.5 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 7/8 in. (35.1 x 27.6 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Place captured: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2012.164.146
- 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
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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: © David D. Spitzer Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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