Created by
Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
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): 26 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (66.7 x 99.7 cm)
Description
Black and white image of a woman and baby lying in bed, over seen by a man and another child. The woman lays in bed, covered with a geometric patterned quilt and blankets. The quilt and blankets take up the bottom half of the image. The woman's face and arms are above the blankets and resting near her head. Her hair is wrapped in a scarf. She is smiling and looks to the people standing near the bed. The baby rests in the crook of the woman's proper left arm. The child is sleeping with its right hand on its face. The proper left side of the bed is empty and the woman lies on the other side of the bed. The headboard of the bed frame takes up the top of the image. To the right of the bed, on the right third of the image is a man and child. The man holds a child in his arms balanced on his proper right hip. The man wears dark pants and a light shirt. She looks at the woman lying in bed with his face in profile. The child in his arms also looks at the woman in bed. The child wears white colored clothing.
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
2009.1.37
Restrictions & Rights
© 1987 Robert Galbraith
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567e646b3-c493-4a54-89ef-d42803fb0b3f

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