Photographic print of Monie Love and her daughter Charleyna

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and white photograph of Monie Love holding her daughter, Charleyna. The two are pictured in the center of the image, from the waist up, against a textured background. Love is pictured on the proper left side of the image, in profile with her face turned slightly towards the camera. She is smiling. She wears a dark colored t-shirt, thick hoop earrings with two stud earrings above the hoop. There are two rings visible on her proper left hand. Both arms are wrapped around Charleyna, who wears a white t-shirt and small hoop earrings. She is looking towards the proper left side of the image, her mouth open in a grin. On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.

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