Created by:

Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1948

Description:

Two African American boys with arms outstretched stand on telephone books and sing into a radio station microphone.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Photography  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.16.22

Restrictions & Rights:

© Ernest C. Withers Trust

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a1f87cd-186a-45a9-ba79-d548d55f40c2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.16.22