Photograph of Lena Horne smiling: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Lena Horne smiling: Date: 1998. Created by: John Abbott, American. Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
This black and white photograph depicts Lena Horne smiling with her left hand clasped below her chin. The bottom of photograph reads, "Lena Horne" and is the same image as 2011.27.4.1, but larger and unsigned.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1998
- Created by: John Abbott, American
- Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Type: portraits
- Type: digital prints
- Medium: ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions: L x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.27.4.4
- 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 underlying object's rights statement is: © John Abbott Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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