Photograph by
Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne, American, born 1951
Printed by
ModernAge Photographic Services, American
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1979; 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 men boiling crabs. The man closest to the camera is wearing a short-sleeve dress shirt and baseball cap. The man on the right is wearing a stripped dress shirt, light pants and a baseball cap. He is leaning down over the pot of crabs and is holding a stick. A young man is standing between the two men and is wearing a t-shirt, shorts and a baseball cap and is holding a cup. There is a house 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
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
digital prints
Topic
Communities
Cooking and dining
Foodways
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
2014.310.36
Restrictions & Rights
© Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f58e390-89a3-45a2-b505-5a0cf13aa624

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