Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photographic print of Monie Love and her daughter Charleyna
July 1992
New York City, New York, United States, 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.
A black and white photograph of Monie Love holding her daughter, Charleyna. The two are pictured in the center of the image, from the waist up, against a textured background. Love is pictured on the proper left side of the image, in profile with her face turned slightly towards the camera. She is smiling. She wears a dark colored t-shirt, thick hoop earrings with two stud earrings above the hoop. There are two rings visible on her proper left hand. Both arms are wrapped around Charleyna, who wears a white t-shirt and small hoop earrings. She is looking towards the proper left side of the image, her mouth open in a grin. On the back of the print is an inscription handwritten by Bill Adler identifying the subject, location, date, and photographer.
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Catalog reference: 2015.132.298
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