Photograph of Gladys Bentley
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1940
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Gladys Bentley, American, 1907 - 1960
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of entertainer Gladys Bentley. Bentley is depicted standing in three quarters profile with her head turned towards the viewer, and her proper right foot forward. She is wearing a white tuxedo, top hat, and she is holding a cane under her proper right arm. A bar with bottles lining the shelves is the background. There is a low, white, metal rail on either side of Bentley. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, located at the bottom right corner reads, [Canell [?]/ / NY. There are also additional pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Blues (Music)
- Entertainers
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- 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
- 2013.46.25.82
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 7 5/16 in. (23.7 × 18.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.46.25.82