Object Details
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
Collection Photographer
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
Collection Citation
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents
Blind Women In Front of Ezenzilini School, 1948. Several blind women, with their backs facing the camera, are sitting on the step in front of the Ezenzilini school building. There is a child standing nearby. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1948.
Constance Stuart took these series of photographs in a clinic and educational institution for blind Africans called Ezenzelini on the outskirts of Johannesburg. It was founded by Reverend and Mrs. Blaxall. The blind lived and worked at the institution getting medical treatment and learning crafts.
There are no prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
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Local Note
Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 10-43
Contact Sheet Numbers: 332089-C5
Place
Africa
South Africa
Johannesburg (South Africa)
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Ezenzilini School for the Blind, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sponsor
The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Photographic print ((contact print)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
Date
1948
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061454
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Photographic prints
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
ebl-1539205658568-1539205663029-3