Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Mothers and daughters
1985; printed 2007
Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of two mothers with their infant daughters. The mother seated on the right half of the frame has her daughter seated on her lap. She is wearing a white sleeveless shirt and the baby is wearing a white onesie. The baby has her right arm outstretched and is looking directly at the camera. The other mother is wearing a white t shirt. She is holding her daughter with her right hand while she stands in her lap. The baby is wearing a graphic tee and shorts. She also has her right arm outstretched and is looking directly at the camera. Both mothers are looking at their daughters. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog reference: 2014.310.13
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