Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1934-1972
name: label: Photograph by
content: Anthony J. Bruno, American, 1893 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett. It depicts her seated, wearing a light colored blouse with a scooped, gathered neckline and short puffy sleeves. On the bottom she wears a gathered and flounced flowered skirt. Over it she wears a small solid colored apron with stripes on the bottom hem and on its pocket. She is seated in a quarter turn from the camera, with her left leg crossed over her right knee. Her hands are clasped together over her left knee. Her head is turned towards her right shoulder and her gaze is directed to her right. In the bottom right corner of the image is white text that reads “BRUNO /of / HOLLYWOOD / NYC.” The photographer’s stamp is on the back.
place: label: Place captured
content: New York City, New York, 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: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
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: A2022.13.1.88
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Anthony J. Bruno
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 1/4 × 7 5/16 in. (23.5 × 18.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.2 × 20.6 cm)