Isabel Washington
SubjectPortrait of
Isabel Geraldine Washington
American, 1908 - 2007
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Fredi Washington
American, 1903 - 1994
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
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
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a woman, Isabel Washington. She is partially smiling, and wears a dark-colored sweater with white or beige collar.
Object number2001.22.6
MarkingsHandwritten in pencil across the top of verso: "Ellington - 8". Numbers "266" (or "uL6" ) appear to be written in the middle of the photograph's verso.InscribedAccession number 2001.22.6 is inscribed on verso, lower right.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)
Subject Terms
Collections
- Fredi Washington Collection
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