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
"Zulu Girl and Children, Near Ixopo, Natal," 1949. Original caption by Constance Stuart Larrabee. Photograph of a girl kneeling in the doorway of a homestead. A child is walking through the doorway past her. The child's back is facing the photographer. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1949.
This photograph was published on the front cover the brochure in conjunction with the exhibit "South Africa 1936-1949: Photographs by Constance Stuart Larrabee" at the National Museum of African Art, September 20, 1998 to February 28, 1999.
This photograph was also published in Constance Stuart Larrabee's book "Constance Stuart Larrabee: Time Exposure." (Yale Center for British Art: New Haven, CT, 1995.)
During a visit to Natal in 1948, Constance Stuart photographed among the Zulu. The Zulu are one of the most photographed peoples in Southern Africa. In some settlements, the inhabitants performed for the photographers.
There are five 8x10 black and white fiber-based prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA also produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
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Local Note
Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 17-67
Place
Africa
Natal (South Africa)
South Africa
Topic
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
See more items in
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Zulu Peoples, Natal, 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 ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
1 Photographic print ((fiber-based print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
Date
1949
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060988
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
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