Photograph of Alice Key

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Alice Key. Key is depicted facing the viewer, sitting on an armchair with rounded arms. She is resting both of her elbows on the armrests and her proper right leg is crossed over her proper left leg. There is a magazine resting in her lap and she is holding the edge of it with her proper right hand and looking down as if reading it. Her proper left hand is resting at her throat. She is wearing a floral pattern blouse and a long, satiny, black skirt. Next to her is a round end table with two (2) books placed on top. In front of her is a floral pattern, dark rug. Behind her in the background, is a window with the venetian blinds down and dark curtains. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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