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Photograph by:
John H. White, American, born 1945  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Medium:
photographic gelatin and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image and sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1978
Description:
A black and white photographic print of two children doing back flips outside. Two boys are suspended upside down in the air as they flip backward in front of a pile of mattress springs. They are both wearing long-sleeve shirts, pants and sneakers. The boy on the left is wearing pants, a long-sleeve shirt and a hat. The boy on the right is wearing dark pants, a long-sleeve collared shirt and sneakers. The brick wall of a building is behind them is in the background. The back of the photograph is stamped with [(c) PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  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:
2016.118.11
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/fd5ec554ec7-7e89-4248-96a5-839c0814914a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.118.11