Photograph by
Morey, Peter M., South African
Subject of
Mandela, Nelson, South African, 1918 - 2013
Bridgewater, Pamela E., American, born 1947
Swing, William Lacy, American, 1934 - 2021
United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
Owned by
Bridgewater, Pamela E., American, born 1947
Date
1990
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with wood and glass
Dimensions
H x W (a): 7 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (20 × 30.2 cm)
H x W x D (b): 9 3/16 × 13 3/8 × 11/16 in. (23.4 × 34 × 1.8 cm)
Description
A framed photograph of then Political Officer with the State Department Pamela E. Bridgewater with then Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa William Lacy Swing. The three individuals are captured standing in an interior office space. Swing is on the far right, displaying a document in a folder to Mandela (center) and Bridgewater (left), who both are looking down at the document. Swing is in a dark blue suit, Mandela is in a dark grey suit, and Bridgewater is in a turquoise suit. On the table in front of them are two figural statues, and behind them a flag in the ANC colors of green, black, and yellow is partially visible. In the far background are windows covered in vertical blinds, and an office desk and chair. The photograph is housed in a brown wooden frame.
Place collected
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Activism
Africa
Civil rights
Freedom
Government
International affairs
Photography
Politics
Prisons
Race relations
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pamela E. Bridgewater, United States Ambassador (Retired)
Object number
2023.51.4ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c98d53c-bcb7-4947-83bf-7075acb5ffeb

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