- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (31.9 × 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Paper Mount): 17 × 13 3/4 in. (43.2 × 34.9 cm)
- H x W (Paper Frame Closed): 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
- H x W (Paper Frame Open): 20 × 32 3/16 in. (50.8 × 81.7 cm)
- Caption
- Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
- Description
- A black and white photograph of an unidentified grammar school student. The young girl is pictured from the chest up. Her body faces the left of the image and her head is turned towards the camera, chin resting on her proper left shoulder. She is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with a pinafore. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. Below the photograph handwritten text in ink reads: [Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.