Smithsonian Collections
Carrie Smith, 1992
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of blues and jazz singer Carrie Smith performing at a concert in Charlotte, NC. Smith is photographed from a low angle and to the left. Her hands are positioned on either side of the mic stand she sings into. Her shoulders are drawn up and her eyes are closed. She wears a blouse with beaded black and white triangles and a large white ribbon in her hair.
- Photograph by
- David D. Spitzer, American
- Subject of
- Carrie Smith, American, 1925 - 2012
- Date
- 1992
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in. (34.8 x 24.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 13/16 x 10 7/8 in. (35.1 x 27.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Object number
- 2012.164.146
- Topic
- African American
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Place captured
- Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David D. Spitzer