- 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): 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 three (3) adults and one (1) child. On the left half of the image, Martha Sapp holds a child. She is standing with her eyes closed and her proper right hand covering the head of the baby resting on her shoulders. She wears a dark dress with short sleeves. She also wears a round, white earring in her proper right ear. The child in her arms wears a light-colored outfit and is crying into the woman's neck. On the right half of the image is a man with his back to the camera. He wears a dark jacket and stands in front of an arrangement of flowers. Right of the woman is a man looking at the man whose back is turned. He wears a light-colored suit, white shirt, and patterned tie. In the background, in the bottom right corner, is a crowd of people seated, out of focused.
- 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
- Christianity
- Families
- Health
- Labor
- Medicine
- Midwifery
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Rural life
- Social life and customs
- The Black Church
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
- Object number
- 2009.1.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1987 Robert Galbraith
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




