Sujet

Gathering Watermelons, ca. 1895. Creator: A. W. Möller.

Légende

An albumen print on cabinet card depicting African-Americans picking watermelons in a field. The photograph shows four (4) men and four (4) women standing in a large field, some carrying watermelons or bags. Three (3) of the women have watermelons balanced on their heads. A wooded forest borders the back edge of the field. The photograph is faded with a yellowish tint and mounted to a piece of board with rounded corners that is green on the front and gray on the back. A small hole is located at the top center of the backing board. The back is printed with text identifying the series and photographer.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_263

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

163,1Mo (6,1Mo) / 75,3cm x 54,3cm / 8896 x 6409 (300dpi)

Mots clés

countryside agriculture Heritage Art albumen prints cabinet photographs cabinet card A. W. Möller A. W. Moller Möller A. W. Moller A. W. field fields female carrying women woman people black male job man men farming fruit country guy occupation museum balance picking photography balancing rustic plantation farmland location century profession watermelons concept watermelon African American African-American B&W afro-american United States of America 19th century black & white black and white B W farm hand farmhand farm hands farmhands farm worker farm workers albumen print farmworker farmworkers nineteenth century rural heritage American America USA agricultural worker farm labourer rural life photograph united states Regionalism cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art agricultural workers farm labourers National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC portraits