Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Printing plate of Claire Jay
1946
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A printing plate of Claire Jay featured in an article for the Chicago Defender on March 30, 1946. The plate features an image of Jay. The image is taken from overhead. Jay looks up towards the camera and has her hand resting on her chest. The back of the plate has an inscription that identifies the subject of the image.
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Catalog reference: 2012.18.5.43
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