Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett: Date: ca. 1940. Photograph by: Bloom Photography, American. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her seated, wearing a black dress. She is turned a quarter-turn away from the camera to the left and turns her head towards her left shoulder to gaze past the viewer. Her right arm is turned outward from her body at a ninety degree angle and her right hand is propped on her right hip. Her left hand rests in her lap, holding a grey clutch bag. She wears a dress with a high turtleneck and long sleeves. On her head is a black beret. At her neckline is a brooch in the shape of bow suspended from two rings, and on her left wrist is a large chunky chain link bracelet. In the bottom right corner of the image is white text that reads “Bloom / Chicago.” The back of the photograph is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1940
- Photograph by: Bloom Photography, American
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24 × 18.9 cm)
- Place captured: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: A2022.13.1.87
- 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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