Monique fixes her doll’s hair on her babysitter’s doorstep: Museum Object and Cultural History
Monique fixes her doll’s hair on her babysitter’s doorstep: Date: September 21, 1979. Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940. Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white photograph of a smiling young girl in a doorway. She is sitting with her legs stretched out in front of her, as she combs a doll’s hair. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: September 21, 1979
- Photograph by: Milton Williams, American, born 1940
- Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Type: portraits
- Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 11 x 13 7/8 in. (27.9 x 35.2 cm)
- Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Local and regional
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Play
- Object number: 2011.15.105
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: © Milton Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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