- 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): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 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 unidentified elementary school student. The student stands facing to the right of the image, but has her head turned towards the camera. She is wearing a plaid print dress with a vest over it. She is leaning against a long worktable and has a book in her hands. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Columbia, 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
- 2018.21.84
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.