Bessie Smith
Title
Bessie Smith
Date
1923
Creator
Harold Jackman Memorial Committee
Description
Bessie Smith in 1923, the year of her first record, which sold 780,000 copies in six months. It earned her only $125, but it established her as the leading blues singer. From BESSIE SMITH: EMPRESS OF THE BLUES (Schirmer Books/Frank Music, April 15).
Source
Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman memorial collection
Rights
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Identifier
auc.034.0028
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Contributor
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Subject
Blues musicians; Sexual minorities; Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937; Women blues musicians
Type
Black-and-white photographs
Citation
Harold Jackman Memorial Committee, “Bessie Smith,” GLAM Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning - Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, accessed November 17, 2024, https://glamportal.auctr.edu/items/show/2528.