Photograph by:

John H. White, American, born 1945  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 23 7/8 in. (40 × 60.6 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 17 3/4 × 26 in. (45.1 × 66 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place captured:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1981; printed after 2000

Description:

A black and white photographic print of children running. The child in the center is wearing a striped collared shirt, pants, gym shoes and a coat. The girl on the left is wearing a collared shirt, pants and shoes. Both children are smiling and sticking their tongues out. Two other children are running behind them. The Cabrini Green Homes fill the frame behind them. There are no inscriptions, front or back.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Housing  Search this

Photography  Search this

Play  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist

Object number:

2016.118.36

Restrictions & Rights:

© John H. White

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

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a18e29d1-6aa6-46d3-b57d-d2809d8da9f8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.118.36