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Photograph by:
Tony Mobley, American  Search this
Printed by:
Full Circle Fine Art Services, Inc., American, founded 1987  Search this
Subject of:
Pierpont Mobley, American, born 1937  Search this
Jeannette Mobley, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 6 11/16 × 10 in. (17 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (sheet): 8 11/16 × 12 in. (22 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
portraits
digital prints
Place depicted:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2020
Description:
This is a black and white print depicting a man and a woman seated on steps in front of a house. The man wears a white t-shirt with black text that reads “BLACK MEN / UNITE” with an image of Martin Luther King Jr. over the letter ‘N’. He wears jeans and a black face mask with white text that reads “Good / Trouble” and sunglasses. His hands rest on his knees. Sitting next to him with her left arm linked through his right is a woman in a white shirt and black pants. She wears a black face mask with white text that reads “Good / Trouble.” The couple are seated on brick steps leading to a brick sidewalk in front of a white and brick house.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Art  Search this
Families  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Photography  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2021.77.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Tony Mobley
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
Portfolio/Series:
Surviving Summer
Classification:
Photographs and Still Images
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569d50c51-7bf2-45a8-8e3c-cb18178d0841
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.77.2