Sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1943
name: label: Created by
content: Nelson Eddy, American, 1901 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Caption
content: Nelson Eddy, a Hollywood actor and light opera singer, sculpted this bust of Etta Moten Barnett. He also sculpted busts of other fellow celebrities, including Anna May Wong. Most of his work is in private collections.
label: Description
content: This is a sculpture bust of Etta Moten Barnett. The bust depicts her from the neck upwards. Her hair is styled in an updo on top of her head. She is wearing small round earrings. She faces forward, gazing directly at the viewer. The bust rests on a stepped base with two thin top tiers and a wide bottom one. The artist’s initials are carved into the back of the sculpture’s neck.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
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: A2022.13.1.28
objectType: label: Type
content: busts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Nelson Eddy Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on plaster
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 19 5/16 × 10 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (49 × 26 × 24 cm)