Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett behind a collection of carved ivory
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Photograph by
content: Isaac Sutton, 1923 - 1995
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 a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett seated behind a collection of carved ivory displayed on a low table. Seated sideways to the table, she twists her torso to the right to face the viewer. Wearing a long sleeved white blouse with a brooch at the neckline and a grey straight skirt, her left hand rests on her knees and her right hand behind her right hip. On the table is a long elephant tusk carved into a line of elephants in an arch marching towards a crocodile’s mouth. Next to it are two sections of tuck that are displayed vertically, carved with palm trees. In front of the arched tucks are six smaller carvings in the shape of people and elephants. Hanging on the wall behind Etta Moten Barnett is a large black and white checked cloth. A few of the squares have geometric designs in them. The photographer’s stamp is on the back.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Education
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: 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: A2022.13.1.35.7
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: 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: 10 9/16 × 10 5/8 in. (26.8 × 27 cm)