- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Sartin, Norma Pearl, American
- Taylor, Annie Lee, American
- Parker, Laura, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 1/2 × 10 in. (34.3 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 9/16 × 15 5/8 in. (49.7 × 39.7 cm)
- H x W (Frame): 21 5/16 × 17 5/16 in. (54.1 × 44 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 Norma Pearl Sartin, Annie Lee Taylor, and Laura Parker. The three young girls are smiling in a close angle. The girl to the left of the image has her left arm around the shoulders of the girl in the foreground of the image. The girl in the background of the image is only partially visible. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [Cheerleaders / 1st Year of Integration of MS. School].
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- 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
- 2018.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.