Photograph of Hall Johnson and the Negro String Quartet
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1923
name: label: Photograph by
content: S. Tarr, American, active 1920s
label: Subject of
content: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Felix Weir, American, 1884 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: Marion Cumbo, American
label: Subject of
content: Arthur Boyd
notes: label: Description
content: A photograph of the Negro String Quartet. The photograph features four men sitting in chairs positioned in a semi circle around two music stands. The men are all dressed in suits. The men from left to right are: Felix Weir, Marion Cumbo, Hall Johnson, and Arthur Boyd. The photograph isin a green/gray paper frame. A stamp on the front of the paper frame reads: [S. Tarr / 164 West 125 St. / NY]. The back of the frame is blank.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Men
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Hall Johnson Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
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 Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: TA2013.166.1.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and gelatin on photographic paper with paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Overall): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Photograph): 5 × 7 in. (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Frame): 7 1/4 × 11 in. (18.4 × 27.9 cm)