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Photographic print of Maxine Sullivan and Paula Williams: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photographic print of Maxine Sullivan and Paula Williams: Date: ca. 1955. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987.

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The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph Maxine Sullivan and her daughter Paula Morris. They are featured standing in a yard. They are surrounded by wooden poles that form a tripod structure. A building with a brick porch and staircase is visible behind them. The back of the photograph is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

  • Date: ca. 1955
  • Photograph by: Unidentified
  • Subject of: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
  • Subject of: Paula Williams Morris, American, born 1945
  • Type: gelatin silver prints
  • Type: portraits
  • Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
  • Dimensions: H x W (Image): 3 × 3 1/16 in. (7.6 × 7.8 cm)
  • Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.9 × 8.9 cm)
  • Topic: African American
  • Topic: Children
  • Topic: Families
  • Topic: Jazz (Music)
  • Topic: Motherhood
  • Topic: Photography
  • Topic: Singers (Musicians)
  • Object number: 2013.46.29.130
  • Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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