Sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1943. Created by: Nelson Eddy, American, 1901 - 1967. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett. The bust depicts her from the neck upwards. Her hair is styled in an updo on top of her head. She is wearing small round earrings. She faces forward, gazing directly at the viewer. The bust rests on a stepped base with two thin top tiers and a wide bottom one. The artist’s initials are carved into the back of the sculpture’s neck.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1943
- Created by: Nelson Eddy, American, 1901 - 1967
- Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: busts
- Medium: paint on plaster
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 19 5/16 × 10 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (49 × 26 × 24 cm)
- Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: A2022.13.1.28
- 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 underlying object's rights statement is: © Nelson Eddy Estate Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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