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Ethel Waters

Artist Carl Van Vechten (American, 1880 - 1964)
DateFebruary 19, 1939
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 inches (35.4 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4519
Signednone visible
Inscribednone visible
Markingsnone visible
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DescriptionImage of a woman with a gentle smile wearing a short-sleeved dress with a fern pattern; a similar pattern is repeated on the wall behind her.Exhibition History
American Art Deco: Designing for the People, 1918-1939, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, July 9 2022–January 8 2023, no cat.
Copyright© Carl Van Vechten Trust
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