Photograph of Aurora Greeley
date: label: Date
content: 1936
name: label: Photograph by
content: Cloud’s Studio, American
label: Subject of
content: Aurora Greeley, American, 1905 - 1983
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Aurora Greeley. Greeley is centrally depicted, set against a black background. She is standing on her proper left leg with her proper right knee slightly raised, with her proper right toes resting on the floor. She is holding both of her arms out in front of her. Her proper left hand is draped over her proper right hand and both hands are pointing downwards, displaying the harem bracelet draped over the top of her proper left hand. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the left side of the image. She is wearing a metallic bikini top embellished with dark gemstones, matching bikini bottoms decorated with tassels, and a large headpiece. The headpiece is a metallic skullcap that covers her forehead with a “V” shape. The top of the headpiece also has three large, overlapping rings embellished with round metallic discs. There are translucent, metallic cones on the ground on either side of her. An inscription in blue ink in the bottom left corner reads, [To Laurie / A Very [---?] Girl / may you Reach / the "Tap" - / Always / Aurora / 1936]. A second inscription in blue ink, by the same hand, in the bottom right corner reads, [of / Broomfield / & Greeley]. The photographer’s mark is handwritten in white ink near the bottom center and reads, [CLOUD’S / STUDIO / L. A.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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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: 2013.46.25.159
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 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (23.8 × 19 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25 × 20.1 cm)