Scan of a man in a hat holding paper and sitting in a rocking chair: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A digital scan of a a man posing for a portrait in Lincoln, Nebraska. The man wears a dark colored suit, striped bowtie, and hat tipped back on his head. He sits in a wooden rocking chair in front of a cloth backdrop. His les are crossed and he holds a piece of paper at his lap.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1919-1925; scanned 2012
• Photograph by: John Johnson, American, 1879 - 1953
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Created by: Douglas R. Keister, American
• Type: portraits
• Type: digital images
• Type: digital media - born analog
• Medium: digital
• Dimensions: H x W: 5611 pixels × 4435 pixels, 71.26 MB
• Place captured: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2012.56.1.60
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Douglas Keister Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.