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Collection Artwork
Artist
Carl Van Vechten (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1880 – 1964, New York, New York)
Title
[Eartha Kitt]
Creation date
October 19, 1952
Materials
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image size: 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.
paper size: 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.
Credit Line
The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum
Place of Creation
probably photographed in New York, New York, United States, North America
Accession Number
2017.41.551
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Blindstamped, lower right: PHOT[OGR]A[P]H BY / CARL VAN VECHTEN
Inscribed, verso, upper middle: Eartha Kitt

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Research on our collection is ongoing. If you have resources you’d like to share, please contact Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara.
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