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A young man reflects on his day as he goes home

Object Details

Description
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a young man sitting in a chair. He is sitting in a chair and is wearing a pinstripe suite jacket and the cuff and collar of a white shirt are just visible under the jacket. He is resting his chin on his fist. On the left side of the picture a woman wearing a hat is sitting in a chair. On the right side of the photogragh a young man has his arm wrapped around the shoulders of a younger boy. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Photograph by
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, American, born 1951
Printed by
ModernAge Photographic Services, American
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1979; printed 2007
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 13 × 19 7/16 in. (33 × 49.4 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
digital prints
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