Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen: Date: April 30, 1934. Created by: Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964. Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of Ethel Waters set against a floral background. She wears a dark-colored head covering and large earrings. With one hand, she holds a floral-printed fan in front of her to partially obscure her mouth and the lower part of her face. On the reverse is a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [Ethel Waters / By Carl Van Vechten], with a photographer's stamp in the bottom left corner.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: April 30, 1934
- Created by: Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964
- Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977
- Type: black-and-white photographs
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Topic: Opera (Music)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2010.42.4
- 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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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 displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: Public Domain Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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