Color photographs and negative of Eubie Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History
Color photographs and negative of Eubie Blake: Date: ca. 1981. Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
The object in the museum catalogue
Four (2011.149.5.1a-d) color photographic images of Eubie Blake taken by the artist, Bobbiegita Walker, in preparation for the creation of a bronze bust. Blake is seated in a chair with his hands resting on his lap. The photographs also have the original accompanying photographic negative strip (2011.149.5.1e).
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1981
- Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942
- Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
- Type: chromogenic color prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (photographs): 3 x 5 1/8 in. (7.6 x 13 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (negative): 1 3/8 x 6 in. (3.5 x 15.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Ragtime (Music)
- Object number: 2011.149.5.1a-e
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker
- 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: © Bobbiegita Walker Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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