Object Details
Artist
Earlie Hudnall, Jr., born Hattiesburg, MS 1946
Exhibition Label
Many of Hudnall’s photographs focus on children and the elderly. “A unique commonality exists between young and old,” he observes, “because there is always a continuity between the past and the future. It is this commonality which I strive to depict in my work.” In The Guardian, a father enfolds his young daughter as they stand along a street reflected in the mirrored lenses of his glasses. The American flag tucked behind his ear suggests more – that in addition to warmth and affection, he is passing on a sense of community and patriotic pride.
African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Copyright
© 1990, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Date
1990
Object number
1994.23.4
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography-Photoprint
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.4 x 40.7 cm.)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape
African American
Figure group\male and child
Dress\accessory\eye wear
Object\other\flag
Architecture Exterior
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1994.23.4