Earlie Hudnall, Jr., born Hattiesburg, MS 1946 Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
sheet: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.4 x 40.7 cm.)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1990
Exhibition Label:
Many of Hudnall’s photographs focus on children and the elderly. “A unique commonality exists between young and old,” he observes, “because there is always a continuity between the past and the future. It is this commonality which I strive to depict in my work.” In The Guardian, a father enfolds his young daughter as they stand along a street reflected in the mirrored lenses of his glasses. The American flag tucked behind his ear suggests more – that in addition to warmth and affection, he is passing on a sense of community and patriotic pride.
African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012
