Object Details
Created by
Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Description
A black-and-white photograph of the interior of a house. There are two African American women at a kitchen table. One woman is sitting while the other is leaning over to read something on the table. There is a thin table cloth on the table along with some books and bowls. There is a refrigerator and a cupboard visible behind the women as well as an open door leading into another room. There is sunlight streaming into the room from a window to the left of the women. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1963-1964; printed 2008
Object number
2011.49.10
Restrictions & Rights
© Charles Moore
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (21.6 x 32.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Place depicted
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Domestic life
Photography
Politics
Suffrage
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.49.10