Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Maud Ariel McKoy, Jamaican American, 1901 - 1984
- Owned by
- General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
- Caption
- Colin Powell's mother, Maud Ariel "Arie" McKoy, immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica in 1923 when she was 22 years old. According to Powell's autobiography, this photograph was her original British passport photo.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph portrait of General Colin L. Powell’s mother, Maud Ariel (Mckoy) Powell. This photograph captures a portrait of Maud Ariel Powell seated in a wicker chair beside a staircase. She wears a chain necklace and round-neck top with button details. Her long wavy hair is pinned up and to the back of her head. On the reverse of the photograph inscribed in graphite is “w07-33431 / 2”.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
- 1924
- Object number
- A2022.101.1.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- photographs
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.7 × 12.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Families
- Photography
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_A2022.101.1.31
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561ea64b2-1909-4abf-98e6-19444c4d4e22
