- Photograph by
- Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, American, born 1951
- Printed by
- ModernAge Photographic Services, American
- Subject of
- Smith, Ernestine, American, born 1961
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1985; printed 2007
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 19 7/16 × 13 in. (49.4 × 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman, Ernestine, and her infant daughter at a wooden picnic table. Ernestine wears a white t-shirt with graphic print and shorts. She is turned sideways at the table, straddling the bench to look at the camera. Her daughter sits in front of her, also looking at the camera, and wearing a light colored t-shirt, shorts, and sandals. A pacifier is on top of the picnic table. 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
- Object number
- 2014.310.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




