Color photographs and a negative of Eubie Blake and Bobbiegita Walker
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1981
name: label: Photograph by
content: Barbara Walker, American
label: Subject of
content: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942
notes: label: Description
content: Four (2011.149.5.6a-d) color photographic images of Eubie Blake posing while the artist, Bobbiegita Walker, works on molding the bust and the original accompanying photographic negative strip (2011.149.5.6e).
label: Description
content: 2011.149.5.6a: A color photograph of Eubie Blake sitting in a chair while artist Bobbiegita Walker works on a sculpture of his head. Blake is facing the camera and Walker is featured on the right holding a wood block up to the sculpture. The back of the image is blank.
label: Description
content: 2011.149.5.6b: A color photograph of Eubie Blake sitting while being sculpted. Blake is facing to the right. Artist Bobbiegita Walker is featured in the right background working on the sculpture. The back of the image is blank.
label: Description
content: 2011.149.5.6c: A color photograph of Eubie Blake sitting while being sculpted. He is featured seated, holding a cup in his proper right hand. Artist Bobbiegita Walker is working on the sculpture on the right side of the photograph. The back of the photograph is blank.
label: Description
content: 2011.149.5.6d: A color photograph of Eubie Blake sitting next to his sculpture. He is featured holding a cup to his mouth with two hands. The back of the photograph is blank.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Ragtime (Music)
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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, Gift of Bobbiegita Walker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.149.5.6a-e
objectType: label: Type
content: chromogenic color prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Bobbiegita Walker
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (photographs): 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (8.9 x 12.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (negative): 1 3/8 x 6 in. (3.5 x 15.2 cm)