Untitled (In Class)
- 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): 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 two (2) women sitting and reading a booklet. The women are seated in front of tiled, white wainscoting, with the top row existing of narrow dark rectangular tile. Resting above the tile, in the upper left corner is a sign with white lettering. The sign is cropped from the image. [HERE IS (illegible) / OF Good FOOD]. The women, take up the lower two-thirds of the image. The woman on the left wears a floral patterned dress and dark jacket. She is reading a booklet, held in her hands. Next to her is another woman wearing a light-colored dress with a white collar. She wears a scarf wrapped around her head and chin. She holds in her lap some unidentified objects. She is seen in profile with her proper right side facing the camera. She also looks at the booklet held in the other woman's hands. To the left of both women are food stuffs in the lower left corner. The food includes lettuce leaves, jars of food, and boxes of food. Also on the table are additional booklets.
- 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
- 2009.1.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1987 Robert Galbraith
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.