Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this

Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (8.9 × 12.4 cm)

Type:

photographs

portraits

Date:

ca. 1953-1955; printed later

Description:

Black and white photographic print of Emmet Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. Till wears a white shirt with tie and looks straight ahead. His mother, in a dark dress with light-colored ruffled collar, sits with her arm around his shoulders.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Hate crimes  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mamie Till Mobley family

Object number:

2012.102

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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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/fd50d1116c6-9d02-47cc-a209-6ed4dd9dc066

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.102