Photograph by
Olson, Martha, American
Subject of
Barnes, Otho, American, 1876 - 1975
Barnes, Anna, American, 1888 - 1978
Date
1970
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 7 7/16 in. (24 × 18.9 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 3/4 × 14 5/8 in. (42.5 × 37.1 cm)
H x W (Frame): 19 13/16 × 17 5/8 in. (50.3 × 44.8 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 Anna and Otho Barnes. Anna and Otho are featured at the center of the photograph, standing on a set of stairs that lead up to a screen door. Anna is wearing a dress and apron and Otho is wearing pants and long-sleeved shirt with suspenders. 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: [First Year of Integration of Miss. School]. The back of the frame also has two hooks and picture hanging wire attached.
Place depicted
Columbia, 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
Topic
American South
Communities
Domestic life
Families
Photography
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
Object number
2018.21.55
Restrictions & Rights
© Martha Olson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b1dcb22-b5e8-482f-af25-9ecda615b244

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