<I>Harlem Beauty Contest • New York, NY</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1963; printed 1998
name: label: Photograph by
content: Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Printed by
content: Steinmetz Studio, French
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of a woman in a ballgown walking down a runway at a fashion show in Harlem, NY by photographer Leonard Freed. The woman wears a white dress and is walking down an illuminated runway with a spotlight on her from behind. There is an audience seated at tables on either side of the runway, including one standing man the woman seems to be looking at. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
place: label: Place captured
content: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.10.5
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
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): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)