Etta Moten Barnett on Stage
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 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (32.4 × 24.6 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 2022
Object number2022-95
On View
On viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextContralto singer Etta Moten Barnett was best known for playing "Bess" in Porgy and Bess, a role which Gershwin wrote with her in mind. She was also a political delegate, civic activist, and philanthropist.
