- Photograph by
- Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, American, born 1951
- Printed by
- ModernAge Photographic Services, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1985; printed 2007
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 × 19 7/16 in. (33 × 49.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 20 × 23 7/8 in. (50.8 × 60.6 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of two mothers with their infant daughters. The mother seated on the right half of the frame has her daughter seated on her lap. She is wearing a white sleeveless shirt and the baby is wearing a white onesie. The baby has her right arm outstretched and is looking directly at the camera. The other mother is wearing a white t shirt. She is holding her daughter with her right hand while she stands in her lap. The baby is wearing a graphic tee and shorts. She also has her right arm outstretched and is looking directly at the camera. Both mothers are looking at their daughters. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Daufuskie Island
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Topic
- Children
- Communities
- Families
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
- Object number
- 2014.310.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




