Life casts of Eubie Blake's hands
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Created by
content: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
notes: label: Description
content: Life casts of musician Eubie Blake's hands made of polyester resin. The casts end at the wrists and the proper left hand is pointed upwards, while the proper right hand is positioned at an angle.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.128.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: casts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plaster and polyester resin
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (left hand): 10 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (26.7 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (right hand): 10 x 5 x 2 1/4 in. (25.4 x 12.7 x 5.7 cm)