Mme. Evanti Lillian Evans Tibbs, with son in park, walking : acetate film photonegative

Object Details

General: From negative Box B.
Exhibitions Note: Photograph reproduced in companion book to following exhibit: "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009.

Photographer: Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Creator: Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names: Evanti, Lillian, Mme. (Lillian Evans Tibbs), 1890-1967; Evanti, Lillian, Mme. (Lillian Evans Tibbs), 1890-1967
Subseries Creator: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.); Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994; Custom Craft; Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964; Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Topic: African American entertainers -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.); African American children -- 1920-1940; Portraits -- African American women; Mothers; Parks; Children -- African American -- Washington (D.C.).

See more items in: Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives; Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

Sponsor: The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Biographical / Historical: Degree in music from Howard University; married vocal instructor Prof. Roy W. Tibbs. Continued study in Europe, made professional operative debut in Nice, France, 1925. Stage name formed from combination of single and married names, Washington concert debut, 1933. Helped found the Negro National Opera Company.

Medium: Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 7" x 5".
Condition: Warping, reticulation, beginning of channeling in center, acetate odor.

Subseries Citation: Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Subseries Rights: When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form: Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents: Job Number: 25057; No. 95 [or 94?] on original envelope. Ink on negative edge: "25057 Mme. Evanti 6". Edge imprint: Eastman--Safety--Kodak.

Subseries Restrictions: Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.