Portrait of Sandra Lewis

Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Lewis, Sandra, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)

H x W (Paper Frame Closed): 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)

H x W (Paper Frame Open): 17 × 28 in. (43.2 × 71.1 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

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 Sandra Lewis. Lewis is seated towards the left of the photograph and has her head facing the camera. She is seated and is wearing a patterned jacket. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame with clear photograph corners. [Sandra Lewis / 1970 / Martha Olson] is handwritten in pencil and ink on the interior frame below the photograph. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Education

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson

Object number

2018.21.36

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture