Created by:

Henri Cartier-Bresson, French, 1908 - 2004  Search this

Subject of:

Victoria Hall, American, died 2024  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 14 1/8 × 9 7/16 in. (35.9 × 24 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 11 7/8 in. (40.5 × 30.2 cm)

H x W (Mat OD): 22 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (57.8 x 44.5 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1947

Description:

Victoria Hall in a hat and scarf looks right. Behind her, a man smiles and looks at the camera. In the background, the bay window of a house. A label from Shapiro Gallery on the back of the mat identifies the image as "Easter Sunday, Harlem."

Topic:

African American  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Holidays and festivals  Search this

Photography  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Azalea Software, Inc.

Object number:

2011.18.3

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1947 Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fbcea414-a54d-407c-b651-e5f9376bfe5d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.18.3