The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2001.22.6, The Connecticut Historical Society.

Images(2)

Isabel Washington

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Fredi Washington (American, 1903 - 1994)

Date1930-1940

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/4 x 4 3/8in. (15.9 x 11.1cm) or smaller Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) or smaller

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

Object number2001.22.6

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a woman, Isabel Washington. She is partially smiling, and wears a dark-colored sweater with white or beige collar.

Collections

Fredi Washington Collection

NotesSubject Note: This photograph was originally believed to be Fredi Washington, however upon observation of other sources, the subject is more likely to be her younger sister Isabel Geraldine Washington. (Dixon 3/24/2020)

Subject Note: Isabel "Belle" Geraldine Washington was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1908. She was a younger sister of American film actress Fredi Washington. Isabel also lived and danced in Harlem, New York at the renowned Cotton Club, and married pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. between 1933 and 1934 at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. Isabel lived between Oaks Bluff, Massachusetts and Harlem, and worked in special education. Isabel died in May 2007. (Dixon 4/16/2020)

Status

Not on view