Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1930s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 14 x 10 7/8 in. (35.6 x 27.6 cm)
Caption
"Bobeh" - Lower Eastside, Manhattan, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 151.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of an elderly woman sitting on a wood bench. The bench is up against a building with a brick facade, and children are visible in the background.
Place depicted
Lower Eastside, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Photography
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.114
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526260987-a6c6-4d02-8bb9-792eaa43c890

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