Wedding portrait of couple
- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1948 - 1970s
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a newly married couple. The man, left, is wearing a dark tuxedo and bow tie with a moustache, sideburns and a chin strip. There is a flower attached to his lapel. The woman, right, is wearing a wedding dress and veil with earrings. There is a three tiered wedding cake on the table in front of them beside a punch bowl. The two of them are cutting the cake. Behind the bride is a china cabinet.
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Families
- Marriage customs and rites
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- Object number
- 2012.137.9.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.