Portrait of Brady Patton
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Martha Olson, American
- Subject of
- Brady Patton, American
- Caption
- Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
- Description
- A black and white print of Brady Patton holding a chicken. Patton stands looking down at the chicken, which he is holding in his proper right hand. A chicken wire fence is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- 1970
- Object number
- 2018.21.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Children
- Communities
- Photography
- Rural life
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2018.21.83
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55be80f94-d611-4389-ad8c-70891a6c248a
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