Mary Fields Elementary School at recess
- Photograph by
- Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, American, born 1951
- Printed by
- ModernAge Photographic Services, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Mary Fields School, 1930 - 1997
- Date
- 1979; printed 2007
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 × 19 7/16 in. (33 × 49.4 cm)
- H x W: 20 × 23 7/8 in. (50.8 × 60.6 cm)
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of children playing on the playground of Mary Fields Elementary School under the shade of a tree. Two students play on a swingset while others play in a grassy field in the background. On the left side of the photograph a male student is seated on a swing. He is wearing a graphic t-shirt, pants and gym shoes. A female student is walking toward the empty swing and is wearing a striped sleeveless shirt and shorts. The school house is in the background. 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
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- 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
- 2014.310.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.