Created by
Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1930s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 15/16 x 6 3/4 in. (25.2 x 17.1 cm)
H x W (Mat): 10 1/4 x 7 in. (26 x 17.8 cm)
Caption
Mama Remembered - 612 Hancock Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's
Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 3.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a woman, the photographer's mother Rose, administering to food in a bowl while seated on a chair in a kitchen. An inscription on the verso reads: [MY MOTHER ROSE / 612 HANCOCK ST / B'KLYN, N.Y. BED-STUY].
Place depicted
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Cooking and dining
Domestic life
Families
Motherhood
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
Object number
2010.74.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Joe Schwartz
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ab746da3-5b5e-4797-9825-89820a58f07f

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