Girl at Gee's Bend, Alabama

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Object Details

Created by

Arthur Rothstein, American, 1915 - 1985

Subject of

Artelia Bendolph, American, 1927 - 2003

Published by

Hyperion Press Ltd, American, founded 1978

Description

A black-and-white photograph of an African American girl with a serious expression on her face, standing looking out of a log cabin window. The shutter of the open window is insulated with newspapers featuring an image of a beautiful blonde woman and food advertisements.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1937; printed 1981

Object number

2012.107.34

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 15/16 x 12 in. (22.7 x 30.5 cm)

H x W (Image and Sheet): 10 7/8 x 14 in. (27.6 x 35.6 cm)

Place depicted

Gee's Bend, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Domestic life

Photography

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59bed9fe4-1fa8-4eb5-b141-64693a1776cd

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.107.34