Print of a young girl and boy posing with a picture frame

Object Details

Description: A black-and-white photograph of two children by the photographer Gaston DeVigne II. The photo features a young boy and girl posing with a picture frame where the boy is painting the girl's face. The girl sits on a stool just to the PR of center and holds an empty picture frame on her lap. She wears a shirt with a graphic of a pioneer woman which [POLLY CROCKET]. Her hair is styled in braids and the one at the front has a white ribbon tied at the top. A young boy stands in front of her, seen in 1/4 profile and is wearing a patterned shirt with cowboy design and suspenders. He is reaching through the picture frame with his left hand and dabbing paint on the girl's chin. There is paint also visible on her left cheek. There are no inscriptions on front or back.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaston L. DeVigne, III in memory of his parents Gaston L. DeVigne, II and Yvonne B. DeVigne

1950-1970

Restrictions & Rights: © Gaston L. Devigne II; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.1 × 19.3 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)

Place captured: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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; Business; Children; Local and regional; Photography

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