Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Dr. Johnston, Albert C., American, 1900 - 1988
Johnston, Thyra A., American, 1903 - 1995
Johnston, Albert Chandler Jr., American, 1925 - 2014
Breen, Anne Baumann, American, 1930 - 2004
Johnston, Paul, American, born 1935
Johnston, Donald Vincent, American, 1929 - 2007
Date
1949
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
H x W: 7 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (19.7 × 26.2 cm)
Description
A photograph of the Johnston family. Starting to the left of the photograph depicts a tall woman in a white dress smiling looking directly into the camera. To the right of her is a man wearing a suit and bowtie. He has a mustache and is holding a cigarette or cigar in his right hand. To his right is a shorter woman also smiling and in a white dress looking directly into the camera. To the right of her is a young boy in a dark suit with only his top button buttoned and a bowtie around his neck. Behind him and slightly to the right is a man looking towards his right smiling. He is in a dark suit and wearing a dark necktie. To the right of him is a man wearing a white naval uniform looking towards his left smiling with both hands behind his back.
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Colorism
Film
Identity
Independent films
Segregation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.55
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566426f5c-7274-460a-b741-afeebc02d73d

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