Photograph by
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, American, born 1982
Subject of
Cobb, Shea, American, born 1984
Brown, Zion, American
Date
2016-2017
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on polyvinyl chloride
Dimensions
H x W (image): 40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
H x W (board): 44 × 34 in. (111.8 × 86.4 cm)
Description
A gelatin silver print depicting bottled water being poured into the mouth of a little girl, Zion Cobb. Cobb is shown from the shoulders up in a quarter-turn away from the viewer. She is wearing a dark colored shirt. She has her head tipped back and her mouth wide open as a larger hand from the upper left margin hold a plastic water bottle and pours some of its contents into the little girl’s mouth. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Place depicted
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Flint is Family
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Art
Children
Communities
Domestic life
Families
Government
Health
Photography
Race discrimination
U.S. History, 2001-
Urban life
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
Object number
2021.60.2
Restrictions & Rights
Copyright © LaToya Ruby Frazier
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d29f53e-e92f-4d46-ac75-1af42f872ecb

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