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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5194bac41-0f35-4f6a-8ae6-ad0033523f1b

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