Photograph of Cher: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Cher: Date: ca.1995. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cher, American, born 1946.
The object in the museum catalogue
A photograph of Cher with the backside of two men in the foreground. Cher is in the middle back of the photograph. The back of two unidentified men's heads and upper backs are at the front of the photo. The man on the left has a camera raised and is taking a photo of Cher. The back of the photograph is printed with the text [AGFA] in diagonal lines.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca.1995
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Cher, American, born 1946
- Subject of: Hot 97, American, founded 1948
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: L x W: 6 × 4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 cm)
- Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Journalism
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Radio
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2020.30.3.28
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
- 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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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