Many of Hudnall’s photographs focus on children and the elderly. “A unique commonality exists between young and old,” he observes, “because there is always a continuity between the past and the future. It is this commonality which I strive to depict in my work.” In The Guardian, a father enfolds his young daughter as they stand along a street reflected in the mirrored lenses of his glasses. The American flag tucked behind his ear suggests more – that in addition to warmth and affection, he is passing on a sense of community and patriotic pride.
African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012
African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era, and Beyond, 2012
- Title
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The Guardian
- Artist
- Date
- 1990
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet: 19 7⁄8 x 16 in. (50.4 x 40.7 cm.)
- Copyright
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© 1990, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase
- Mediums Description
- gelatin silver print
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Keywords
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- Ethnic – African-American
- Object – other – flag
- Allegory – other – vigilance
- Dress – accessory – eye wear
- Figure group – male and child
- Architecture Exterior
- Object Number
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1994.23.4
- Palette
- Emoji
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
