- Photograph by
- Marovich, Pete, American, born 1961
- Subject of
- Mervin, Anthony, American, born 1970
- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2395 pixels × 3600 pixels
- File size: 24.69 MB
- Description
- A black and white digital image of Anthony “Drack” Mervin harvesting oysters in the May River on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The image shows Mervin from the waste down. Only his legs and arms are visible in the image. He is wearing rubber boots and gloves. He is standing in water and picking up an oyster.
- 24.69 MB
- Place captured
- Bluffton, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Shadows of the Gullah Geechee
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Black Enterprise
- Communities
- Foodways
- Identity
- Labor
- Photography
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pete Marovich
- Object number
- 2017.49.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Pete Marovich
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




