Photograph of a man and a woman

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man and a woman. Both the man and woman are depicted mostly nude, with the woman wearing light colored panties, and the male wearing a small garment over his hips. The woman is standing in a three quarters pose, with her body turned towards the right side of the image, and her proper left leg held slightly forward. Both of her arms rounded, raised above, and held slightly forward of her head. She is looking upwards. She is standing between the man’s legs. The man is kneeling on his proper right knee, just behind the woman. His torso is turned towards the woman’s body and his proper left hand is resting on her stomach. His eyes are closed and his chin is slightly raised. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

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