Title

Bakelite powder box from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century. Creator: Agalin.

Caption

The base is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is circular with a cylindrical handle on its top. The lid (2011.27.2.11b) has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style. Lena Horne (1917-2010) was an African-American dancer, actress, singer and civil rights activist.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A72_330

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,1Mb (908,5Kb) / 15,2in x 12,3in / 4547 x 3697 (300dpi)

Keywords

education country box museum color powder boxes location century plastic African American African-American afro-american United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution Educational Institution 20th century heritage American America USA scientific institution object Bakelite united states container cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Lena Horne Horne Lena Lena Mary Calhoun Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Agalin Bakelite (TM) boxes (containers)