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: 10 x 8 1⁄8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 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
Artist
Date
1938
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 8 1⁄8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm)
Copyright
© 1938, Robert McNeill
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male
  • African American
  • Architecture — vehicle — bicycle
  • Occupation — service — postman
  • Cityscape — Virginia — Norfolk
Object Number
1993.72.6
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1993.72.6

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Robert McNeill, Spring Planting, from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.2, © 1938, Robert McNeill
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Artist
Date1938
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Robert McNeill, New Car (South Richmond, Virginia), from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.5, © 1938, Robert McNeill
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Robert McNeill, Jet Age, 1930s, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.9, © 1938, Robert McNeill
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Artist
Date1930s
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Robert McNeill, Laborer (Stevedore Longshoreman, Norfolk, Virginia), from the project The Negro in Virginia, 1938, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1993.72.10, © 1938, Robert McNeill
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Artist
Date1938
gelatin silver print
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