Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett with signed note to Claude Barnett

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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.

This is a black and white portrait of Etta Moten Barnett. She wears a dark sweater with white horizontal stripes and dark and light striped scarf around her neck. She has a grey hat with a narrow brim on her head and a narrow clutch and pair of gloves resting under her left hand. Shown from the waist up, she leans slightly forward resting on her elbows with her arms folded on a cushion in front of her. Her right shoulder is slightly higher than her left, and her head is turned slightly towards her right shoulder. Her gaze is directed towards her right. In the bottom right corner is white text that reads “CAMPBELL / 2313 – 7TH AVE. / N.Y.C.

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