Black Panther mother and her newborn son, Baby Jesus X, San Francisco, California, No. 125

Photograph by

Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997

Printed by

Palm Press, American, founded 1977

Subject of

Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Child or Children

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 1, 1968, printed 2010

Description

A black-and-white image of an African American woman in a white robe holding a small baby in a white blanket.

Topic

African American

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.149.4

Restrictions & Rights

©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture