Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Photograph by
content: Terry Cryer, British, 1934 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe performing. She is pictured singing in front of a microphone, a guitar strapped around her shoulders, looking up with both arms raised and her mouth open in song. SShe is wearing a light-colored dress. A man playing a trombone is visible in the background. The back of the photograph is signed at center in black ink with “Terry Cryer / ©.”
place: label: Place captured
content: England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.98.22
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Terry Cryer Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 7 7/16 × 7 1/16 in. (18.9 × 17.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.3 cm)