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  • Portrait of Edgar, Brady, Laneatha Patton and Ilene and Sandra Waller

    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Patton, Edgar Earl, American
    Patton, Leneatha, American
    Patton, Brady, American
    Waller, Ilene, American
    Waller, Sandra, American
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in. (26 × 33.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 17 3/4 in. (35.2 × 45.1 cm)
    H x W (Frame): 16 7/8 × 20 7/8 in. (42.9 × 53 cm)
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Sandra Waller, Edgar Earl Patton, Ilene Waller, Brady Patton, Leneatha Patton. The children are on top of a tractor. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [1st year court-ordered-integration of Miss. Schools].
    Place depicted
    Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Education
    Families
    Photography
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.112
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5297030a8-d846-49d0-9aef-c88fb139ebef
  • Portrait of Brady Patton

    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Patton, Brady, American
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 11/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24.6 × 18.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 13/16 × 11 5/16 in. (37.6 × 28.7 cm)
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of Brady Patton holding a chicken. Patton is featured standing behind a chicken wire fence. He is holding the chicken in his right hand. Patton is wearing a long-sleeve shirt, pants, and loafers. He is looking at the camera and smiling. The photograph is mounted to a thick cardstock. Below the image, on the bottom of the mount, an inscription reads: [Brady Patton / 1970 / Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
    Place depicted
    Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Photography
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.102
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53ba4df4c-64ef-4950-9dfa-724d66ebf487
  • Portrait of Edgar Earl Patton, Brady Patton, and Lovie Patton

    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Patton, Lovie, American
    Patton, Edgar Earl, American
    Patton, Brady, American
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 13/16 × 7 5/16 in. (24.9 × 18.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 3/4 × 14 5/8 in. (42.5 × 37.1 cm)
    H x W (Frame): 19 13/16 × 17 5/8 in. (50.3 × 44.8 cm)
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to right), Edgar Earl Patton, Brady Patton, and Lovie Patton. The three are featured standing in front of a building. Edgar is only partially visible; the two boys stand to the lower left side of the photograph. Lovie Patton, their grandmother, stands at center. Another person is partially visible on the porch in the background of the photograph. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [Ms. Lovie Patton with her grandson's / 1st Year of School Integration of MS]. Metal hooks and picture wire are attached to the back of the frame.
    Place depicted
    Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Families
    Motherhood
    Photography
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569d84542-b37d-472c-97ef-b3a46d84f47c
  • Portrait of Brady Patton

    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Patton, Brady, American
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white print of Brady Patton holding a chicken. Patton stands looking down at the chicken, which he is holding in his proper right hand. A chicken wire fence is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
    Place depicted
    Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Photography
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.83
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55be80f94-d611-4389-ad8c-70891a6c248a
  • Portrait of the Patton and Waller children

    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Patton, Edgar Earl, American
    Patton, Brady, American
    Patton, Lovie, American
    Waller, Claudine, American
    Patton, Queen Esther, American
    Waller, Ilene, American
    Waller, Deborah Stepney, American
    Patton, Leneatha, American
    Waller, Sandra, American
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 24.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 5/8 × 16 3/4 in. (37.1 × 42.5 cm)
    H x W (Frame): 17 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (44.8 × 24.9 cm)
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Edgar Earl Patton, Brady Patton, Queen Ester Patton, Ilene Waller, Deborah Stepney Waller, Lovie Patton, Claudine Waller, Leneatha Patton, and Sandra Waller. The group is standing in front of a house. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [1st Year of Integration of MS. School].
    Place depicted
    Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Education
    Families
    Photography
    Rural life
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.66
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f8106bf-d176-4a1a-9686-c8fc7efb75bd
  • Portrait of Leneatha, Steven, Edgar and Brady Patton and Sandra Waller

    Photograph by
    Olson, Martha, American
    Subject of
    Patton, Leneatha, American
    Patton, Steven Renee, American
    Waller, Sandra, American
    Patton, Edgar Earl, American
    Patton, Brady, American
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)
    Caption
    Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Leneatha Patton, Steven Renee Patton, Sandra Waller, Edgar Earl Patton, and Brady Patton. The children are standing behind a chicken. Edgar Earl reaches down towards the chicken. Behind the children is a chicken wire fence a wooden structure. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
    Place depicted
    Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Families
    Photography
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
    Object number
    2018.21.109
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Martha Olson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d644dc65-84e0-41ce-bf16-245bab46a2af
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