Gelatin silver print of Rosita "Chicken" Lockhart with autograph
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Rosita "Chicken" Lockhart
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white autographed photograph of Rosita "Chicken" Lockhart.
label: Description
content: Lockhart is pictured in the center of the image, standing on a stage in front of a curtain, in the center of a spotlight. She is wearing a feathered chicken costume, with a beak strapped to the center of her face, fishnet stockings, and high heeled shoes with black laces. Her body is turned towards the right side but her head is turned to face the camera. Typewritten text below the image reads: [-The 9th Wonder of the World- / ROSITA "CHICKEN" LOCKHART]. At the top left corner, an autograph in black ink reads: [to Harper / the one and only / drummer and a / fine person to know / Rosita, Chicken / Lockhart]. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Photography
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.97.38.34
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 (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 15/16 × 7 1/2 in. (22.7 × 19.1 cm)