Carte-de-visite of the Jubilee Singers: Museum Object and Cultural History
Carte-de-visite of the Jubilee Singers: Date: 1872; printed later. Created by: American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999. Photograph by: James Wallace Black, American, 1825 - 1896.
The object in the museum catalogue
A carte-de-viste depicting the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, with all nine members present. On the back, the photo reads "American Missionary Association. Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, TN."
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1872; printed later
- Created by: American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
- Photograph by: James Wallace Black, American, 1825 - 1896
- Subject of: Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Subject of: Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- Type: cartes-de-visite
- Type: albumen prints
- Medium: albumen and silver on photographic paper and cardboard
- Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 10.8 cm)
- Place depicted: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Christianity
- Topic: Education
- Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Topic: Humanitarianism
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2010.54.4
- 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 displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public Domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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