Portrait of Shirley Ann Magee

Object Details

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 color print of Shirley Ann Magee. Magee is featured from the shoulder up, seated in a metal chair, with her body facing the right of the image and her head turned toward the camera smiling. She is wearing a yellow and orange blouse and has a ring on her proper left hand. There is a pre-printed date on the top of the image paper that reads [Dec 70]. 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

Restrictions & Rights: © Martha Olson; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (11.7 × 7.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 5 × 3 1/2 in. (12.7 × 8.9 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; Communities; Education; Photography; Youth

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