Photographic print of the Berry family gathered around pot belly stove
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Berry, Alexander
- Berry, Tula
- Berry, Alexander W., American, 1922 - 2008
- Berry, Eartha
- Berry, Anthony
- Berry, Linda
- Berry, Shelia
- Berry, Marpessa
- Berry, Barbara
- Berry, Michael
- Berry, Brian
- Date
- November 1962
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 3/4 × 15 5/8 in. (32.4 × 39.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the Berry family in their apartment. The family includes a mother and father and their nine children, positioned around a pot belly stove in a multipurpose domestic space. The family includes: left front row: Anthony, Linda, Eartha, Mrs. Berry, Sheila, baby Marpessa, Barbara; rear: Michael, Alexander Jr., wearing a "Sewickley Academy" sweatshirt, Brian, and Alexander. The back of the photograph has an inscription, by hand, of the number: [471] and a photographer's stamp.
- Place depicted
- Ambridge, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Black Press
- Children
- Domestic life
- Families
- Fatherhood
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.