Photograph of a woman, Ginger
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1968
name: label: Photograph by
content: M. Smith Studio, American, 1939 - 1968
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. The woman is depicted from chest up with her arms crossed and resting on the back of a chair. She is leaning towards the left side of the image. Her torso is facing the viewer but her head is turned and she is looking towards the top right corner of the image. She is wearing a light toned blouse embellished with a circle design made with sequins. There is a white gradient background behind her. There is an inscription in black ink on the bottom left side of the photograph, that reads, [To Lady Laurie - / My Friend [underlined twice] / Sincerely / “Ginger”]. Her hair is styled into a large top bun, decorated with light colored flowers underneath. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative in the bottom right corner reads, [M Smith]. There is also an embossed mark in the bottom right corner that reads, [M. SMITH / N.Y.C]. A partial adhesive label adhered to the bottom center of the photograph reads, [M [---?] SMITH]. There is a stamp in red ink on the back of the photograph that reads, [PHOTO BY M. SMITH / 243-251 W. 125TH STREET / MO. 2-3168 NEW YORK, N.Y. / Credit line must be observed. / Must not be syndicated, loaned or used for / advertising purposes without permission.].
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: 2013.46.25.155
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 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (24.5 × 19.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)