Photograph by:

Pete Marovich, American, born 1961  Search this

Subject of:

Ed Atkins, American  Search this

Medium:

digital

Dimensions:

H x W: 2400 pixels × 3600 pixels

File size: 24.74 MB

Type:

digital images

digital media - born digital

Place captured:

Saint Helena Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2004-2014

Description:

A black and white digital image of Ed Atkins walking along oyster beds on Saint Helena Island in South Carolina. He is on the right side of the photograph walking with his left side facing the camera. He is wearing a baseball cap, a sweater, jeans, rubber boots and gloves. He is holding a plastic basket in his left hand. Piles of oyster shells are in the foreground.

24.74 MB

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Communities  Search this

Foodways  Search this

Identity  Search this

Labor  Search this

Photography  Search this

Rural life  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pete Marovich

Object number:

2017.49.16

Restrictions & Rights:

© Pete Marovich

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

Shadows of the Gullah Geechee

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5103560b2-1939-4c68-a98d-8e981f3d28fb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.49.16