Miss Bow from Laurel

Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Miss Bow from Laurel, 1992, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.64.2, © 1992, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Copied Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Miss Bow from Laurel, 1992, gelatin silver print, sheet: 19 7⁄8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.64.2, © 1992, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

Artwork Details

Title
Miss Bow from Laurel
Artist
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 7⁄8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6 cm.)
Copyright
© 1992, Earlie Hudnall, Jr.
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape
  • African American
  • Recreation — leisure — smoking
  • Dress — accessory — scarf
  • Portrait female — Bow, Miss — elderly
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
Object Number
1994.64.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.64.2

Artwork Description

Hudnall credits his father, an amateur photographer, and his grandmother, who kept a family album, with teaching him the importance of documenting people and the meaning of community. Hudnall grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in an area where everyone considered their neighbors to be members of their extended families. Hudnall says his work is about “the simple things in life. How we live from day to day, what we do on special holidays, family kinds of things and so forth. And this has been my mainstay in photography.”


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