Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1978
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A black and white photographic print of a boy back flipping over old mattresses. Two boys are outside, one doing a flip and the other cheering him on. The boy doing a backflip is wearing dark-colored shorts, t shirt and sneakers. The boy cheering him on is wearing shorts, a light-colored shirt and sneakers. He is standing in the lower right corner of the photograph with his arms raised. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Place captured
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Children
Photography
Play
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
Object number
2016.118.12
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5246a989a-0b33-4416-9482-92c0a863330a

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