- Photograph by
- Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
- Subject of
- Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/16 x 9 3/4 in. (33.8 x 24.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen sitting at a desk. She is rubbing her eye with her right hand and holding papers with her left. Facing her on the other side of the room is a manikin. Next to the manikin is a table with jars, containers, vegetables and other food on it. The back is stamped and inscribed.
- Place depicted
- Pineville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- black-and-white prints (photographs)
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Health
- Labor
- Medicine
- Midwifery
- Photography
- Rural life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
- Object number
- 2013.114.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.