Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bessie Smith

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Original – Bessie Smith, blues singer.

Reason: A slightly oddly-grained photo (I think it's a "matte finish" effect), but of high-quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Bessie Smith +9
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Carl Van Vechten, restored by Adam Cuerden

Support as nominator – Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 21:53, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - What would Wikipedia do without Carl Van Vechten (and Adam ^_^)? Kaldari (talk) 23:00, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:49, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - High quality indeed. Unusual too. Jus da fax 06:21, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Jobas (talk) 12:39, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bessie Smith (1936) by Carl Van Vechten.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:43, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]