Untitled (Preparing for Birth)
- Created by
- Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
- Printed by
- Bakht, Igor, born 1928
- Subject of
- Coley, Mary Francis Hill, American, 1900 - 1966
- Sapp, Martha Butler, American, 1932 - 2003
- 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
- Black and white image of Mary Coley and Martha Sapp arranging items on a bed. On the left side of the image Sapp, seen in profile, wearing a plaid patterned dress. She is seen smiling at the other woman as her proper right side faces the camera. Her hands are resting on the edge of the bed frame. Coley stands right of center, in the upper half of the image, holding folded cloths in her hands. She wears a pin striped dress with short sleeves and has a dark colored hat perched on the back of her head. Hanging off her proper right shoulder hangs a white cloth. In front of the women on the bed are stacks of cloths, towels, and other unidentified pieces of clothing. The bed is covered in a light-colored Irish Chain quilt. In the background, behind the women, are sheer curtains hanging over windows, a bureau upon which rests a mirror and a picture frame hanging on the wall.
- 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
- 2009.1.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1987 Robert Galbraith
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.