Photograph by
Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
Subject of
Morrison, Toni, American, 1931 - 2019
Morrison, Harold Ford, American
Slade Morrison, American, died 2010
Date
December 1978; printed 1990s
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 12 7/16 × 13 3/16 in. (31.6 × 33.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (32.9 × 48.4 cm)
Description
A black and white digital print photograph of Toni Morrison and her two sons Slade and Ford Morrison. Toni sits on a couch looking down at a table with a pencil in her hand. She is flanked by her two sons. Ford sits on the far edge of the couch, Slade sits on the floor playing a flute. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5861].
Place depicted
Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Jack Mitchell Archives Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Families
Literature
Motherhood
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
Object number
2016.77.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55fffa839-eda2-4377-ba9b-8a1d76db5710

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