Photograph by
White, John H., American, born 1945
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1970-1989
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 nun comforting an inmate at Cook County Jail. The young man is wearing a t shirt and has his back to the camera. The nun has her right hand on the back of his neck and is leaning forward with her head meeting his. She is waring traditional black habit and cross necklace. 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
portraits
Topic
Catholicism
Photography
Prisons
Religion
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
2016.118.16
Restrictions & Rights
© John H. White
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f881c66b-df3d-4451-bb3e-cbbaa644dcfe

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