Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1949.067.0072Description
Bertha Smiley.
Update 1/2010: Black and white print. Studio portrait? Mounted behind rounded square window opening in grey matboard, backed by paper. Window has raised curvilinear design around edge. Head and shoulders portrait of two women looking at each other. Their hair is pinned up. Woman on left is in a light colored blouse/dress. Woman on right is in a dark and light dress with high collar and she is wearing a short necklace of large beads. Appears to be a large fan as a backdrop.
Written on back in blue ink: "Bertha Smiley:"
Mounted inside acidic mat-backing paper loose at bottom and edges tattered. Mat bent from top center to center left; slightly scuffed. Image slightly soiled.Collection
Photograph Collection