Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett behind a collection of carved ivory: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett behind a collection of carved ivory: Date: ca. 1960. Photograph by: Isaac Sutton, 1923 - 1995. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett seated behind a collection of carved ivory displayed on a low table. Seated sideways to the table, she twists her torso to the right to face the viewer. Wearing a long sleeved white blouse with a brooch at the neckline and a grey straight skirt, her left hand rests on her knees and her right hand behind her right hip. On the table is a long elephant tusk carved into a line of elephants in an arch marching towards a crocodile’s mouth. Next to it are two sections of tuck that are displayed vertically, carved with palm trees. In front of the arched tucks are six smaller carvings in the shape of people and elephants. Hanging on the wall behind Etta Moten Barnett is a large black and white checked cloth. A few of the squares have geometric designs in them. The photographer’s stamp is on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1960
- Photograph by: Isaac Sutton, 1923 - 1995
- Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 10 9/16 × 10 5/8 in. (26.8 × 27 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: Education
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: A2022.13.1.35.7
- 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: © Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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