Photograph of Althea Gibson

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Photograph of Althea Gibson

Created by: Wallace Seawell, American, 1916 - 2007
Subject of: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003

Description: In this black-and-white photograph, Althea Gibson poses on a stool with two tennis rackets. Both the rackets have dark colors printed with "Althea Gibson" in white letters.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1959

Object number: 2009.27.1.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (25.7 x 20.5 cm)

Classification: Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Athletes; Photography; Tennis

Record ID: nmaahc_2009.27.1.3

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text): Usage conditions apply

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Photograph of Althea Gibson

Photograph of Althea Gibson

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