Eunice Cook and Mary McLeod Bethune standing in front of fireplace in domestic interior
- Created by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
- Cook, Eunice, American, born 1907
- Printed by
- Palm Press, American, founded 1977
- Date
- ca. 1945-50; printed 2000
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 x 19 7/8 in. (40.6 x 50.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two women standing, arms around each other's backs. Both are looking at the camera and smiling. The woman on the left (Eunice Cook) is wearing a dress with a satin sash around the middle, flower buttons, and a flower brooch at her left shoulder. The woman on the right (Mary McLeod Bethune) has white hair and is wearing a striped skirt suit. They appear to be standing in front of a fireplace with a mirror over the mantel. A house plant is visible on the right edge of the image.
- Place captured
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Women's Club Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Black Press
- Photography
- Social reform
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Cheryl Harris Watson in memory of Charles H. "Teenie" Harris, Sr.
- Object number
- 2013.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.