Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Date: 1957. Photograph by: Terry Cryer, British, 1934 - 2017. Subject of: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing. She is pictured singing in front of a microphone, a guitar strapped around her shoulders, looking up with both arms raised and her mouth open in song. SShe is wearing a light-colored dress. A man playing a trombone is visible in the background. The back of the photograph is signed at center in black ink with “Terry Cryer / ©.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1957
- Photograph by: Terry Cryer, British, 1934 - 2017
- Subject of: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
- Type: black-and-white photographs
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 7 1/16 in. (18.9 × 17.9 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)
- Place captured: England, United Kingdom, Europe
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2014.98.22
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- 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: © Terry Cryer Estate Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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