Photograph of Laura Cathrell performing on stage: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Laura Cathrell performing on stage. Cathrell is centrally depicted, standing behind a microphone on a stage. She is standing in three quarters profile, looking towards the left side of the image. She is wearing a short, light colored, dress costume with wide, elbow length sleeves. Two (2) female performers are depicted walking across the stage towards the right side of the image behind Cathrell. They are both wearing short, sequined dress costumes with wide collars. They are also wearing metallic headbands. Newsprint is adhered to the back of the photograph. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1938
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.3 × 20.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Entertainers
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.46.25.123
• 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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