Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and Vice President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Photograph by
content: George Clifton Cabell, American, 1917 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Claude Albert Barnett, American, 1889 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Pat Nixon, American, 1912 - 1993
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and white group portrait of Etta Moten Barnett, her husband Claude Barnett, and then Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon. Standing on the proper left side is Richard Nixon wearing a black suit over a white button down shirt and dark tie with white polka dots. He is standing in a slight quarter turn to the viewer. His face is in profile to the viewer, and he gazes straight ahead at the group of people next to him. Standing next to him is Etta Moten Barnett wearing a dark grey dress. The dress has a double-breasted bodice with two rows of black buttons, long loose sleeves, and a belted waist. It has a high square neckline and a straight mid-calf skirt. She wears a small black hat with a small net veil. Her head is turned slightly to her right as she gazes at Richard Nixon. Standing on her other side is Pat Nixon. Pat Nixon wears a light colored dress with long sleeves and a button up bodice. It has a high round neckline with a bow. The skirt is pleated and mid-calf length. She turns her head to her right and gazes at her husband. On her other side against the proper right side margin is Claude Barnett. He wears a dark double breasted suit with a white pocket square. He is standing in a slight quarter turn to the viewer. He gazes across the group at Richard Nixon. There is a photographer’s mark on the back of the image.
place: label: Place captured
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
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: A2022.13.1.108
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © George Clifton Cabell Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. 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): 9 3/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.3 × 18.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 11 × 8 3/8 in. (28 × 21.2 cm)