“It is a Pleasant thing to sit out after supper and …. [from the Photo Album of an African-American Woman]
Unknown American, American
about 1920s or 30s
Gelatin silver print
Image: 2 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (5.7 × 8 cm)
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (6.4 × 8.9 cm)
Mount: 2 13/16 × 5 1/2 in. (7.1 × 13.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Peter J. Cohen
2017.62.84
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on mount, left side, in white ink: It is a / pleasant thing / to sit out after / supper and try / to pose in / T.N [illeg.] / B [illeg.]
Course History
Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024
Provenance
Peter J. Cohen, New York, New York; given to present collection, 2017.
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