Photograph by
Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
Printed by
Bakht, Igor, born 1928
Subject of
Coley, Mary Francis Hill, American, 1900 - 1966
Date
1952; printed 2005
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 14 1/2 x 19 in. (36.8 x 48.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Description
Black and white image of a woman scrubbing her hands. All that is seen of the woman is her torso, arms, and hands. Her hands are in the lower half of the image and in her proper right hand is a small bush. The woman uses the brush to scrub the ring finger of her proper left hand. Both hands and arms are sudsy. The woman wears a dress of light-colored fabric with a long geometric shape stylization on her collar. Behind the woman, in the background and in the lower left corner is a table filled with items, all out of focus. Directly behind and to the proper right of the woman is a curtain framing a window with the shade drawn.
Place depicted
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Enterprise
Children
Families
Health
Labor
Medicine
Midwifery
Motherhood
Photography
Rural life
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
Object number
2009.1.18
Restrictions & Rights
© 1987 Robert Galbraith
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c8234d5-190a-4b9e-a0d5-473bf1ceb097

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