<I>Color in Dress for Dark Skinned Peoples</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Written by
content: Ella Mae Washington, American
label: Published by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition copy of Color in Dress for Dark Skinned Peoples by Ella Mae Washington. This is a hardback bound book with a brown cover. Embossed on the front cover along the left hand margin is a lighthouse set upon a rocky base. Along the right hand side is the title that reads "COLOR IN DRESS/ for / DARK SKINNED PEOPLES." At the bottom of right hand side is the author's name "Ella Mae Washington." The image and the text are embossed onto the cover. The background consists of embossed wavy lines swirling in an abstract pattern.
place: label: Place printed
content: Langston, Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Colorism
label: Topic
content: Identity
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda Crichlow White
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.229
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
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: ink on paper with cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 5/8 in. (24.8 x 20 x 1.6 cm)