<I>Wash Board Player</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1995
name: label: Photograph by
content: Kenneth Royster, American, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a washboard player. The unidentified man is seated in profile, facing to the right. He is wearing a black suit with a striped shirt and polka dot tie. He is holding a washboard between his legs. The ribbed metal center is dented and there are chips and wear on the wood frame. The top of the washboard has printed text from the manufacturer which reads [STANDARD FAMILY SIZE / GALVANIZED / No. 2090 / MADE IN U.S.A. / MANUFACTUR[-] / COLUMBUS WASHBOARD CO. / COLUMBUS, OHIO]. Behind the man a wall with a window curtain and a door are partially visible. The edge of the negative is partially visible around the image. There is a numerical inscription on the reverse.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Praise
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 Kenneth Royster in honor of Prof. Samuel L. Green
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.41.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Kenneth Royster
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): 13 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (34.9 × 34.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matted): 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)