Billie Holiday and her dog Mister

Hawkins, David (active mid-20th century)

Item type:

photographic object

Date of creation:

ca. 1948

Height:

24.4 cm  (9 5/8 in.)

Width:

18.9 cm  (7 7/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Place of creation:

New York (New York, United States)

Description

Billie Holiday is depicted grasping the knob of a white French door, flanked by matching door-height windows. Her proper left foot is on the ground and her proper right foot is on the step above leading to the door. She wears a half hat decorated with beaded netting around the crown and flower embellishments on the proper right side. She is also wearing a dark belted dress, a medium toned cape, and holds a pair of dark gloves and a rectangular handbag in her proper left hand. A medium sized dog with pointed ears is seated on the ground below her. In the bottom left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To Laura / my girl / I'll always love you / Will never forget / The great thing / Lady Day]. On the back of the image is a stamp in black ink that reads, [Photography by / DAVID HAWKINS / HOTEL THERESA / N.Y.C.].

People as subjects

Holiday, Billie (1915-1959) (Musician portrait)

Iconclass

48CC723
portrait of a musician - CC - out of doors

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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5884