Photograph by
Mobley, Tony, American
Printed by
Full Circle Fine Art Services, Inc., American, founded 1987
Subject of
Mobley, Pierpont, American, born 1937
Mobley, Jeannette, American
Date
2020
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 6 11/16 × 10 in. (17 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (sheet): 8 11/16 × 12 in. (22 × 30.5 cm)
Description
This is a black and white print depicting a man and a woman seated on steps in front of a house. The man wears a white t-shirt with black text that reads “BLACK MEN / UNITE” with an image of Martin Luther King Jr. over the letter ‘N’. He wears jeans and a black face mask with white text that reads “Good / Trouble” and sunglasses. His hands rest on his knees. Sitting next to him with her left arm linked through his right is a woman in a white shirt and black pants. She wears a black face mask with white text that reads “Good / Trouble.” The couple are seated on brick steps leading to a brick sidewalk in front of a white and brick house.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Surviving Summer
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
portraits
digital prints
Topic
Activism
Art
Families
Local and regional
Photography
Resistance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.77.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Tony Mobley
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569d50c51-7bf2-45a8-8e3c-cb18178d0841

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