Portrait of Donna Summer: Museum Object and Cultural History
Portrait of Donna Summer: Date: 1976. Photograph by: Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013. Subject of: Donna Summer, American, 1948 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white photograph of Donna Summer. She is featured facing the camera. She is wearing several necklaces with charms including two hearts and a cross and a sequined top. The back of the photograph has caption information, copyright information and the number [2340].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1976
- Photograph by: Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013
- Subject of: Donna Summer, American, 1948 - 2012
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver on photographic gelatin photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Disco (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.83.11
- 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: © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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