Etta Moten Barnett on Stage

© Estate of Jay Paul Jackson. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for repro…
© Estate of Jay Paul Jackson
Etta Moten Barnett on Stage
© Estate of Jay Paul Jackson. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Etta Moten Barnett on Stage

Datec. 1940
Artist (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 view
ClassificationsDRAWING
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.
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