Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photographic portrait of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is wearing a floral print dress and high heels. She is standing in front of several microphones with her right side facing the camera. She is looking to the right of the photograph and playing the guitar. The back of the photograph is inscribed with [SISTER ROSETTA THARPE / ANTIBES 1960] and has a stamp for the photographer Riccardo Schwamenthal.

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