Photographic print of Thelma Thompson and her three children
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Thompson, Thelma
- Thompson, Christopher
- Thompson, Barbarette
- Thompson, Mark
- Date
- March 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 16 13/16 × 11 9/16 in. (42.7 × 29.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.6 × 40.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Thelma Thompson and her three children, Christopher, Mark, and Barbarette in their home in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The home has peeling wall paper and lace curtains over the windows. Thompson sits on a bed aligned with the left side of the frame with her two sons, Christopher and Mark, seated next to her and on her lap; to her proper left, her daughter, Barbarettem stands next to her. A chest of drawers is aligned with the right side of the frame. The back of the photograph has an inscription of the number: [327.01] and a photographer's stamp.
- Place depicted
- Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Press
- Children
- Domestic life
- Families
- Housing
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Poverty
- Urban life
- 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
- 2014.302.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.