Photograph by
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, American, born 1982
Subject of
Cobb, Shea, American, born 1984
Brown, Zion, American
Cobb, Renée, American
Date
2016-2017
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on polyvinyl chloride
Dimensions
H x W (image): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (board): 28 × 24 in. (71.1 × 61 cm)
Description
This is a gelatin silver print that depicts Shea Cobb, her mother Ms. Renée and her daughter Zion standing outside a banquet hall for a family wedding celebration.
Shea Cobb wears a short, light colored dress with cap sleeves and a vee-neckline. She is wearing a matching light-colored hat. She stands with her left arm on Ms. Renée’s right shoulder and leans her head against her mother’s head. Her right-hand rests on her daughter Zions right shoulder. Ms. Renée wears a dark colored long sleeve jacket over a dark shirt. She has a light and dark striped scarf draped around her neck. Standing in front of the two women is a little girl Zion Cobb. She wears a light-colored hooded jacket buttoned up the front. The jacket has a large letter ‘B’ over the left side. Behind the three women is a brick wall and a large plate glass window with pleated light-colored curtains. 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
portraits
Topic
Art
Children
Communities
Families
Government
Health
Marriage customs and rites
Motherhood
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
2021.60.3
Restrictions & Rights
Copyright © LaToya Ruby Frazier
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e115c6bf-a0eb-486d-a3ea-f00d713bb034

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