Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American, 1915 - 1973
label: Used by
content: Richmond Times - Dispatch, American, founded 1850
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is wearing a dark colored dress. She is facing the left side of the photograph. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand is at chest height. She is walking in front of a chain link fence with plants growing on it. A large tree is on the right side of the photograph. Buildings are in the background. The back of the photograph has a Richmond Times-Dispatch stamp in red ink.
place: label: Place used
content: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
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 Gayle Wald
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.98.28
objectType: label: Type
content: black-and-white photographs
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 (image): 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.6 × 18.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 11 × 8 1/8 in. (28 × 20.6 cm)