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Augusta Mann - 1995

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of Augusta Mann, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Mann is depicted sitting at a table, in profile to the camera. She is wearing a floral print dress and glasses. She is holding a pencil in her proper right hand and is looking down at documents on the table in front of her. Behind her are more tables and chairs, a wall of curtained windows, and a lamp. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [Augusta Mann - 1995] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Don Thompson, American
Subject of
Augusta Mann, American, 1906 - 2000
Date
1995; printed 2014
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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