<I>Sarah Vaughan</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1955
name: label: Photograph by
content: Hugh Cecil Lancelot Bell, American, 1927 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Sarah Vaughan, American, 1924 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Columbia Records, American, founded 1888
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white gelatin photograph portrait of Sarah Vaughan, 1955. Silhouetted in darkness with her face and neck highlighted, Vaughan is captured with her face upturned, eyes closed and mouth open. She wears long ornate earrings. This portrait was used for her After Hours album cover, recorded with Columbia Records. On verso is written [Sarah Vaughn 1955] and the artist’s mark: [HUGH BELL PHOTOGRAPHY] is stamped in black ink.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Bebop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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, generously supported by the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.85.5
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Estate of High Bell
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and gelatin on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 9 3/16 × 6 7/16 in. (23.3 × 16.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.3 × 20.2 cm)