Created 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): 19 x 14 1/2 in. (48.3 x 36.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Mary Coley. She is featured from the chest up. She sits, with her body facing the left of the image and her proper left shoulder facing the camera. On the wall behind Coley, there are numerous frames filled with photographs of children.
Place depicted
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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
2009.1.21
Restrictions & Rights
© 1987 Robert Galbraith
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b598d3f-6f24-4ab0-b459-b754e2963a93

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