Lavinia "Blossum" Robinson
Object Details
- Photograph by
- Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, American, born 1951
- Printed by
- ModernAge Photographic Services, American
- Subject of
- Lovenia Robinson, American, 1898 - 1982
- Description
- This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of an image of a woman named Lovenia "Blossum" Robinson. She has grey hair that is secured into plait braids and is looking into the camera with her chin tilted downward as she grins. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Generously donated by Bank of America Corporation
- 1979; printed 2007
- Object number
- 2014.310.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 19 7/16 × 12 7/8 in. (49.4 × 32.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 23 7/8 × 20 in. (60.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Place captured
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Daufuskie Island
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Communities
- Photography
- Rural life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.310.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd555e60971-e281-4db9-b3c6-1d3758c370d2
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