Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett by Carl Van Vechten

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This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett by Carl Van Vechten. It depicts Etta Moten Barnett from the back, shown from the waist up. Her head is turned towards her left shoulder and her face is in profile to the viewer. She rests her left hand on her left hip. She wears a dark top with wide sleeves, a wide black stripe at the neckline and a keyhole closure in the back. She wears large hoop earrings with multiple pendants. In the background is a wall with a chain-link pattern. The photographer’s stamp is on the back.

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