Isabel Washington
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Fredi Washington
(American, 1903 - 1994)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1940-1950
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
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionPortrait of Isabel Washington. Isabel wears a tweed jacket with dark (possibly silk) shirt, and a pin or brooch on the neck of her shirt. Isabel appears to be in a home; the back of a closed door is visible to the right of the photograph.
Object number2001.22.13
NotesSubject 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 4/14/2020)
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