"Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee"

c. 1875

James Wallace Black

Associated Names
James Wallace Black

Artist, American, 1825 - 1896

The image depicts a group of nine men and women posing for a formal photograph. Some individuals are seated, while others stand behind. The men have short, neatly styled hair and wear suits with bow ties or neckties. The women have their hair pulled back or styled elegantly and wear long dresses with high necklines and long sleeves. One woman seated holds a circular object in her lap. The background shows a plain wall and a draped curtain, creating a studio setting. Each person has a calm expression. The photograph is mounted on orange card stock.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 23.11.AL / AF128; by unknown hand, upper right in black ink perpendicular: No 60; center printed in black ink: American Missionary Association. / JUBILEE SINGERS, / FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE, TENN. / Negative by Black.


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