Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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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 black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is standing in front of a microphone and holding a guitar with her left hand. Her right hand is outstretched above her shoulder with her palm facing up. She is slightly turned to the right and looking up. She is singing and wearing a dark colored sequenced dress. A man playing a banjo is in the background. The back of the photograph is signed at center in black ink with “Terry Cryer / ©.”

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