silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (34.9 × 27.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 3/4 × 14 7/8 in. (42.5 × 37.8 cm)
H x W (Frame): 19 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (50.5 × 19.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970
Caption:
Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
Description:
A black and white photograph of Emma Minnie Magee. Magee is sitting with her hands on her lap and is looking down towards the ground. She is wearing a sweater over a gingham dress and a cap on her head. The photograph is in a frame. The back of the frame has an inscription reading [VP 0101.tif / Martha Olson / 1970 / Grandmother Emma (Magee / Minnie) Shirley Ann's grandmother / Columbia, MS / 1st Year of Integration of Miss. schools]. The back of the frame has picture wire for hanging.
