A black and white photograph of an unidentified woman sitting in a chair. The woman, featured from the waist up, is facing the camera and has her hands clasped together in front of her. She is wearing a sweater over a gingham-patterned dress and has…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.81
A black and white photograph portrait of André Leon Talley, seated, captured by Alice Springs (June Newton) at La Villa Vigie, Karl Lagerfeld’s home on the French Riviera. The full-length portrait depicts Talley sitting on a chair. He is wearing a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.31.4
A black and white photograph of Anna and Otho Barnes. Otho sits in the foreground of the photograph in a wooden chair. He faces the right of the image and is wearing a hat. Anna is featured in the background of the image standing near a table with a phone…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.15
A black and white photograph of Anna and Otho Barnes. Anna and Otho are featured at the center of the photograph, standing on a set of stairs that lead up to a screen door. Anna is wearing a dress and apron and Otho is wearing pants and long-sleeved shirt…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.55
A black and white photograph of Anna and Otho Barnes. Otho is featured in profile, in the foreground of the image, sitting in a chair and facing the right of the photograph. He is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, pants, suspenders, and a hat. Anna is standing…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.65
A black and white photograph of Anna Barnes. Barnes is featured from the knees up. She is standing with her arms crossed at her chest. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. [Ms. Anna Barnes / 1970 / Martha Olson] is handwritten in pencil on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.46
A black and white photograph of Annie Beatrice and Collie Ford. The two are at the center of the photograph, standing in the middle of a field. Annie Beatrice stands wearing a long coat and dress over pants. Collie stands to the left of the photograph…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.54
Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.99
A black and white photograph of Annie Lee Williams. Williams is featured from the chest up. She is wearing a sweater over a dress with a flower print. Williams is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. [Ms. Annie Lee…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.48
A black and white photograph of Annie Lee Williams and Christine Holmes. Williams stands at center holding Holmes in her proper left arm. The two face the camera and a dog stands next to Williams on her proper right side. A car is visible in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.23
A black and white photograph of Annie Lee Williams and her granddaughter Christine Holmes. Williams holds Holmes in her arms and both are looking directly at the camera. Williams is wearing a sweater over a dress and Holmes wears a jacket over a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.47
A black and white photograph of Annie Lee Williams and her granddaughters. From the left, back row: Annie Lee Williams, Christine Holmes, Josephine Irvin. From the left, front row: Alva Holmes, Rose Mary Irvin, Alice Irvin. The family is standing outside a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.12
A black and white photograph of Bertia Mae Irvin Holmes with her daughters Alva, and Christine Holmes. Alva on the left and Christine is in the back while Bertia sits in a chair in the background. Alva wears a plaid dress and Christine wears a light…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.35
A black and white photograph of Betty Taylor. Taylor is featured at center, wearing a long-sleeve shirt with grid pattern, pants, and sneakers. Her body is facing the right of the image, but she has her head turned towards the camera. Chickens and pigs are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.101
A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Bobby, Betty and Michael Taylor. The Taylors are outside, surrounded by pigs and chickens. Bobby is mid-stride, towards the left of image. Betty stands at center, with her hands on her hips. Michael has…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.103
A black and white photograph of Brady Patton holding a chicken. Patton is featured standing behind a chicken wire fence. He is holding the chicken in his right hand. Patton is wearing a long-sleeve shirt, pants, and loafers. He is looking at the camera and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.102
A black and white print of Brady Patton holding a chicken. Patton stands looking down at the chicken, which he is holding in his proper right hand. A chicken wire fence is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.83
A black and white photograph of Carrie May Pittman. Pittman is featured from the chest up. She is mid-laugh and has her proper left hand raised in front of her mouth. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame by plastic photo corners. [Carrie Pittman /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.56
Original caption reads "Long John. After death. (Chief of Bonny)." This print also appears in the W.H. Himbury Photographic Album, EEPA 1995-0024-037 with the caption "Late slaver Chief [Henry] Long John, sitting in state after death. Principal wives and…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0090
Original caption reads "Native chief and wives. N.C.P. [Niger Coast Protectorate]." Published in "African Photographer J.A. Green" edited by Martha G. Anderson and Lisa Aronson, page 167. Print also appears in collection at the National Museums Liverpool,…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0008
A black and white photograph of Chrystelle Magee Goff and her grandmother Emma (Minnie) Magee on a porch. Goff stands behind Magee, who is sitting in a wooden chair. Goff is looking at the camera and has her proper left hand on the back of Magee's chair.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.20
A black and white photograph of Chrystelle Magee Goff and her grandmother Emma (Minnie) Magee. Goff stands to the left of the photograph with her proper left arm around her grandmother's shoulders. Magee sits, and is only visible from the chest up. Both…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.21.24
