Portrait of Etta Moten by Mary Peterson
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Created by
content: Mary C. Peterson, American, 1886 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is an oil painting of Etta Moten Barnett by Mary C. Peterson. It depicts Etta Moten Barnett standing in the center of the portrait, shown from the thighs up. She stands with her hands clasped together in front of her, her body and head very slightly twisted away from the viewer. Her gaze is off to the viewer’s right. She wears a fitted mock-neck short sleeve shirt with narrow horizontal stripes in white dark red, green, rust, and navy. Her left wrist has several bracelets and possibly a watch. A colorful piece of green, yellow and pink cloth hangs from her hands. Visible next to her is the top part of a carved wood chair. Behind her is a dark purple drapery against a dull gold background with a partial gold floral pattern. In the bottom right corner is the artist’s signature and date.
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: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: A2022.13.1.6
objectType: label: Type
content: oil paintings
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Mary C. Peterson
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: oil
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (framed): 46 1/16 × 37 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (117 × 95.5 × 4.2 cm)