Mme. Evanti Lillian Evans Tibbs, with son in park, walking : acetate film photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep828da9074-21f8-46f9-9645-21bb0322ac49

General

From negative Box B.

Exhibitions Note

Photograph reproduced in companion book to following exhibit: "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009.

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Evanti, Lillian, Mme. (Lillian Evans Tibbs), 1890-1967

Evanti, Lillian, Mme. (Lillian Evans Tibbs), 1890-1967

Subseries Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs

Topic

African American entertainers -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.)

African American children -- 1920-1940

Portraits -- African American women

Mothers

Parks

Children -- African American -- Washington (D.C.).

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives

Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

Sponsor

The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Biographical / Historical

Degree in music from Howard University; married vocal instructor Prof. Roy W. Tibbs. Continued study in Europe, made professional operative debut in Nice, France, 1925. Stage name formed from combination of single and married names, Washington concert debut, 1933. Helped found the Negro National Opera Company.

Extent

1 Item

Medium

Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 7" x 5".

Condition

Warping, reticulation, beginning of channeling in center, acetate odor.

Container

Box 2

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Subseries Citation

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Subseries Rights

When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scan

Scan: 618ns0177379pw.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Job Number: 25057

No. 95 [or 94?] on original envelope. Ink on negative edge: "25057 Mme. Evanti 6". Edge imprint: Eastman--Safety--Kodak.

Subseries Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.

Record ID

ebl-1562600449806-1562600449939-0