<I>Pearl Primus</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Arthur Leipzig, American, 1918 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Pearl Primus, Trinidadian, 1919 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Pearl Primus in a group by Arthur Leipzig. Pearl Primus is in the center of the image. She has both hands in front of her body and her head is thrown back with her mouth open. Primus is wearing a black outfit with a metallic pattern, matching head wrap, and numerous necklaces and rings. The woman to the right of Primus has her hand covering her face and is wearing metal bracelets and a black top. The left of the image has an unidentified group of people. The unidentified woman at the front of the group next to Primus is wearing a white and black leaf-patterned shirt and glasses. The men and women in the background are partially visible and some are holding plates of food. Most of the group, including Primus, are facing off to the left of the camera. There are inscriptions on the reverse, including the title as well as the photographer's signature and photographer's stamp.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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 Mildred Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.60.3
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Arthur Leipzig
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): 9 × 13 3/8 in. (22.9 × 34 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)