Photograph of a woman
date: label: Date
content: May 8, 1950
name: label: Photograph by
content: Diaz & Rogers, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman. She is depicted seated on a white block with a curved edge, against a white gradient background. Her body is facing the left edge of the image and her head and torso are turned towards the viewer. She is sitting with her arms akimbo, her proper right leg extended, and her proper left foot resting on the curved edge of the block. She is looking toward the top right corner of the image. She is wearing a white, off-the-shoulders dress with a sequin embellished, ruffle detail at the top. The front of the bodice is embellished with beads, sequins, and rhinestones in a crisscross pattern. The long dress skirt opens at the front. The front opening is edged in ruffles and the body of the skirt is decorated with bands of sequins. She is wearing is also wearing fishnet stockings and dark toned, high heel shoes with a front strap. Her hair is styled in a curly short bob. In the top left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To Lauri / A fine person / and class[?] friend. My best / to you in all / your plan[?] / Sincerely / Jackie Lait[?] / 5/8/1950]. The photographer's mark, printed in black, located in the bottom right corner reads, [Diaz & / Rogers / N.Y.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.25.180
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (23.6 × 19 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.3 × 20.6 cm)