Photograph by:

Grey Villet, South African, 1927 - 2000  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 1/8 × 13 1/2 in. (23.2 × 34.3 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

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

Date:

1955

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till, standing above a large crowd with her right arm extended. The Food Family Supermarket appears in the background.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2012.107.40

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfddc8a0-fddd-4da9-867e-b98e86410fe8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.107.40