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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587bc690b-4253-4350-8086-8af5e82cf5d3

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