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Photograph by:
Don Thompson, American  Search this
Subject of:
Robert Fairchild, American, born 1905  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 13/16 × 14 in. (27.5 × 35.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1996; printed 2014
Description:
A black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of Robert Fairchild, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Fairchild is depicted in the bottom center of the image, standing in the interior of a church, amid rows of empty pews. He wears a plaid shirt and light colored pants. His hands are resting on a wooden barrier at the front of the rows of pews. The church balcony and the narthex are visible in the background. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [Robert Fairchild - 1996] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American West  Search this
Communities  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Tulsa Race Massacre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
Object number:
2014.206.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© Don Thompson
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:
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5732cc1ca-9603-49a5-beb3-c83f84a80bfe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.206.3