Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Sam Gadsen, Edisto Island
1977; printed 2007
Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
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.
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man named Sam Gadsden. He is seated in front of a wall and above him hang two picture frames that each contain multiple photographs. Only his upper torso and face are visible in the photograph. He is wearing a collared shirt with a t-shirt underneath. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
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Catalog reference: 2014.310.2
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