Created by
Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
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): 39 1/4 x 26 1/4 in. (99.7 x 66.7 cm)
Description
Black and white image of a woman staring at the camera, seen from the torso up. She wears a striped dress in alternating light and dark stripes. She stands at three-quarter profile view with her proper left arm along the lower portion of the image. The woman is looking directly into the camera and not smiling. In the background a wall, seen out of focus, is covered with picture frames with images and photographs of children. In the upper left corner is a larger rectangular picture frame cropped off on the left side. Below the large frame are two (2) small frames with additional images and photographs of children. The background of the upper right corner of the image is in shadow.
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
portraits
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
2009.1.43
Restrictions & Rights
© 1987 Robert Galbraith
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e7491c7c-445f-4527-b301-a18edf711afe

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