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Showing posts with label etta moten. Show all posts

Friday, October 2, 2009

Vintage Photo of the Week



Etta Moten, Singer/Actress
(1901-2004)


This is singer/actress Etta Moten showing serious swagger in a cloche hat. She was the first Black star to perform at the White House, and the muse for "Bess" in George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess".

Enjoy!