Color photographs with negative of Eubie Blake: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Three (2011.149.5.8abc) color photographic images of Eubie Blake and bust side by side in profile and the original accompanying photographic negative strip (2011.149.5.8d).

2011.149.5.8a: A color photograph of Eubie Blake and his sculpture. The close-up profile photograph features Blake and his sculpture facing the right of the photograph. Barbara Walker is featured in the background holding up a white backdrop. The back of the photograph is blank.

2011.149.5.8b: A color photograph of Eubie Blake and his sculpture. The close-up profile photograph features Blake and his sculpture facing the right of the photograph. Barbara Walker is featured in the background holding up a white backdrop. The back of the photograph is blank.

2011.149.5.8c: A color photograph of Eubie Blake and his sculpture. The close-up profile photograph features Blake and his sculpture facing the right of the photograph. The back of the photograph is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1981
• Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942
• Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
• Subject of: Barbara Walker, American
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper , cellulose acetate
• Dimensions: H x W (photographs): 3 1/2 x 5 3/16 in. (8.9 x 13.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (negatives): 1 3/8 x 6 in. (3.5 x 15.2 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Ragtime (Music)
• Object number: 2011.149.5.8a-d
• 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

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: © Bobbiegita Walker Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.