Photographic print of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1942 - 1944
name: label: Photograph by
content: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson wearing long underwear and a brimmed hat while holding a striped cane. Robinson is standing in the entrance of a shower stall in a dressing room of the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The back of the photograph has barcoded sticker with caption information.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Tap dancing
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
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 from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.302.42
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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): 8 7/16 × 6 5/8 in. (21.4 × 16.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)