Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown

Joan Clark Netherwood, Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown, 1978, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.991
Copied Joan Clark Netherwood, Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown, 1978, gelatin silver print, image: 7 18 × 7 in. (18.1 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.991

Artwork Details

Title
Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 18 × 7 in. (18.1 × 17.8 cm) sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Ceremony — wedding
  • Dress — accessory — hat
  • Cityscape — Maryland — Baltimore
  • Dress — accessory — apron
  • Architecture Interior
  • Object — other — money
Object Number
1983.63.991

Exhibitions

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