<I>Pearl Primus</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1989
name: label: Photograph by
content: Arthur Leipzig, American, 1918 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Pearl Primus, Trinidadian, 1919 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Pearl Primus by Arthur Leipzig. Primus is in the center of the image with her upper body and head visible. Primus is facing slightly to the left with her eyes downcast. She is wearing a head wrap with a small metal elephant ornament. Her dark outfit has stripe detailing. She has large white earrings and many necklaces, including one with dangling puka shells. The background is not in focus. There are handwritten inscriptions and the photographer's stamp on the reverse.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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, Gift of Joel Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.67.1
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Arthur Leipzig
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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 and sheet): 9 × 13 1/4 in. (22.9 × 33.7 cm)