Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Waselchuk, Lori, American
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
Date
2009
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 3 7/8 × 5 11/16 in. (9.8 × 14.5 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Lori Waselchuk photographing a quilt made by prisoner volunteers from the hospice program at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Waselchuk is depicted with her back facing the camera. She is wearing a grey, long-sleeved shirt and jeans. The quilt, positioned horizontally in front of her on a metal stand, is yellow with a burgundy border and the word "HOSPICE" along the horizontal borders. The center design features the hospice program's emblem: a pair of hands with open shackles, releasing a monarch butterfly. Beneath the emblem are the words “I’m free / No more chains / holdin’ me" followed by black silhouetted figures of men walking surrounded by musical notes. Waselchuk and the quilt are surrounded by lighting equipment in a room with a brown cement floor, plain white walls, and stacks of plastic and metal chairs against the wall to the left.
Place captured
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
color photographs
Topic
Art
Craftsmanship
Design
Funeral customs and rites
Health
Prisons
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lori Waselchuk
Object number
2018.54.7
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d767322-b469-4d8c-8d22-0f9abf18ef2a

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