Whitney Houston: Museum Object and Cultural History
Whitney Houston: Date: 1982; printed later. Photograph by: Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013. Subject of: Whitney Houston, American, 1963 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black and white digital print photograph of Whitney Houston. Houston is featured resting on her chest and elbows. She is looking up and is wearing a t-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt and a hat. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1982; printed later
- Photograph by: Jack Mitchell, American, 1925 - 2013
- Subject of: Whitney Houston, American, 1963 - 2012
- Type: digital prints
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image): 12 11/16 × 15 11/16 in. (32.2 × 39.8 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2016.77.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
- 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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