Object Details
- Created by
- Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010
- Subject of
- Vera Piggy, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph from the view of a mirror reflection. In the reflection there is an African American woman working on the hair of another woman who is sitting in a chair. There is a third woman seated in a chair closer to the mirror with her head turned to face the other women. There are three images of Caucasian women sitting above the frame of the mirror. There is a counter top with pitchers sitting on it below the mirror. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1963-1964; printed 2008
- Object number
- 2011.49.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Moore
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (21.6 x 32.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
- Place depicted
- Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Suffrage
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.49.9
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fbeca0f4-f238-4b18-9c8b-6fa11ba5c85d
