Portrait drawing of Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: Aug 2, 1942
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and white portrait drawing of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her from the neck up. Her neck and the top of her shoulders are roughly sketched in, while her face and hair are rendered in detail. She is shown in a quarter profile turning towards the viewer. Her chin is raised, and her gaze is directed towards the viewer. Her hair is loose down to her shoulders, and she wears large hoop earrings. There is a date stamp [AUG 2 1942], and an inscription to Barnett "from Marcus" on the verso. Adhered to the back of the drawing is a clipping from a newspaper with text that reads "Etta Moten now is singing the role of Bess in the revival of Gershwin's folk opera, 'Porgy and Bess'."
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
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: A2022.13.1.80
objectType: label: Type
content: drawings
label: Type
content: portraits
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: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 9 13/16 × 8 9/16 in. (25 × 21.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (matting): 18 7/16 × 16 7/16 in. (46.8 × 41.7 cm)