Photograph of Chickie Collins
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Chickie Collins, American, died 1942
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Chickie Collins. Collins is depicted sitting on a small cushioned bench, facing the viewer. Her head is tilted towards the left edge of the image, her arms are planted on either side of her on the back edge of the bench, and her foot is extended in front of her. Her long skirt is spread out and draped over the cushion of the seat and her legs. She is wearing a light toned dress with floral patterned fabric. The chiffon shoulder straps of her dress are gathered on each side of the bodice with decorative metal pins and the remaining lengths of fabric draper over the bodice and skirt of the dress. Behind her is a console draped a fabric tablecloth. The table has a small lamp on the far left side. Above the console is round mirror. There is an inscription in blue ink in the lower right quadrant of the photograph, that reads, [To my Laurie - / don’t you dare forget me / your, Chickadee]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.25.219
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
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: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 7/16 × 4 1/2 in. (16.3 × 11.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 6 15/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.7 × 12.8 cm)