Etta Moten Barnett Singing
Datec. 1940
Artist
Jay Jackson
(American illustrator and cartoonist, 1905–1954)
Illustration CitationProduced for American Negro Exposition, 1940
MediumWatercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper
Dimensionssheet: 12 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (32.1 × 24.3 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 18 3/8 × 7/8 in. (56.8 × 46.7 × 2.2 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 18 3/8 × 7/8 in. (56.8 × 46.7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2022
Object number2022-34
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextActor and singer Etta Moten Barnett is pictured here singing into a microphone. In the background, her music is enjoyed by Black and white audiences on the radio, at a nightclub, and on the dance floor.
