Western Union Messenger (Norfolk, Virginia), from the project The Negro in Virginia

Robert McNeill, Western Union Messenger (Norfolk, Virginia), from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.6, © 1938, Robert McNeill
Robert McNeill, Western Union Messenger (Norfolk, Virginia), from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, sheet: 108 18 in. (25.420.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.6, © 1938, Robert McNeill

Artwork Details

Title
Western Union Messenger (Norfolk, Virginia), from the project The Negro in Virginia
Date
1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 108 18 in. (25.420.6 cm)
Copyright
© 1938, Robert McNeill
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Cityscape — Virginia — Norfolk
  • Occupation — service — postman
  • Architecture — vehicle — bicycle
  • Figure male
  • African American
Object Number
1993.72.6

Works by this artist (4 items)

Charles White, The Children, 1950, ink and graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Julie Seitzman and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2009.13
The Children
Date1950
ink and graphite on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.14, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.15, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Hasty B, 1970, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.155.1
Hasty B
Date1970
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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Date1984
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Infant in Altar IV
Date1965
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