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