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
Media Arts-Photography
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b4faebae-5e2d-44a6-b8d2-38d7da435dab

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