Another group of portraits of black Americans from the late 19th-early 20th centuries by Joseph Pennell.
Portrait of Hazel Mcelroy, 1922
Portrait of Hazel Prewitt and children, 1917
Portrait of Julia Richardson, 1898
Portrait of Lt. Barnes and wife, 1918
Portrait of McRobinson baby, 1916
Portrait of Mrs. Ike Perkins and Mrs. Sgt. Dorsey, 1916
Portrait of Mrs. R. C. Scott and son, 1917
Portrait of Mrs. Winfield and friend, 1919
Portrait of Nat Jones family, 1910
Portrait of Robinson children, 1898
Portrait of Smith Family, 1917
Portrait of Soldier, William Jackson, M.s.s. and wife, 1918
Portrait of W. H. Harrington family, 1918
"Portrait of Mrs. R. C. Scott and son, 1917" ?! That white lady really had a black son? It sounds weird to me, considering that it was 1917.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure the "white lady" is actually a light-skinned African-American.
DeleteMy name is Patricia, and that could have been a white lady.
DeleteGreat information......thank you
ReplyDeleteI loved this more than I can say.
ReplyDeleteHOMBRE es más que blanco, más qué mulato más que negro, DIGASE HOMBRE Y TODO QUEDA DICHO: JOSÉ MARTÍ
ReplyDeleteHello, I would love to use some of these images in a thesis paper I am writing. Can I have your permission to use them?
ReplyDeleteIf they are not your photos, could I get the resource you used?
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