Photograph of Billie Holiday
Object Details
- Date
- 1954
- Photograph by
- Leigh Wiener, American, 1929 - 1993
- Subject of
- Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Billie Holliday. She is wearing drop earrings and a necklace. She is in profile, facing towards her left with a cigarette pressed between her lips as she leans forward so it can be lit. On the left side of the photo, there is a pair of man's hands holding a book of matches prepared to light the cigarette. Part of the background appears to be painted in with dark paint. On the back of the photo are inscriptions providing the photographer, subject, location and date as well as a stamp for The Witkin Gallery.
- Place captured
- Berlin, Germany, Europe
- Topic
- African American
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.201.2
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 7410 Inc, The Estate of Leigh Wiener
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (18.5 × 24 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.118.201.2