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Photographic print of a woman in a white dress posing next to column

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

Photograph by
William Tyler, American
Subject of
Beatrice Dedman, American, born ca. 1896
Description
A black-and-white portrait-style photograph of Beatrice Dedman. Dedman is wearing a full-length light-colored dress. The sheer outer layer of the skirt is gathered at the proper left front and held in place with a spray of artificial or real flowers, revealing a satin under layer of the skirt. Dedman is standing next to a pedestal that is wrapped in a drape and has a small floral arrangement on top, and she has been posed in front of a scenic backdrop. Beatrice Dedman was a relation of Jesse O. Dedman, who was married to Beatrice Cloman. At the lower left corner in white is the name of the photographer, location, and date: [PHOTO BY TYLER/ DERMOTT, ARK/ 1915].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman
1915
Object number
2014.75.101
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
photographs
portraits
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper mounted to cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 6 × 4 1/4 in. (15.2 × 10.8 cm)
Place made
Dermott, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
American South
American West
Communities
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.75.101
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507c81c79-6791-4ffd-b512-6cd1d239cfe9
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