Photographic print of a young girl holding a doll: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of a young girl holding a doll and a bucket. She is standing in a room in front of a tiled wall and between a small chair and a door. She is wearing a dress, ankle socks, and shoes. The bottom right corner of the front of the photograph has a number written in black ink: [1148]. The back of the photograph is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1959
• Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
• Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 11 3/16 in. (22.2 × 28.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2014.302.62
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
• 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: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.