Photograph of the Hall Johnson Choir
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1935-1952
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of the Hall Johnson Choir on stage. The choir stands on a riser on the stage behind a piano and in front of a curtain with a display of American flags. All but one of the men are wearing tuxedos and the women are wearing matching dresses. One man in the choir, to the right of the photograph, wears a uniform. Choral director Hall Johnson stands to the left of the photograph on the side of the stage near the riser. Audience members are visible in the foreground. The back of the photograph has a stamp.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Spirituals (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Hall Johnson Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
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 Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2013.166.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)