Portrait of Lovie Patton

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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 Lovie Patton. Patton is featured from the shoulders up and looking directly at the camera. She is wearing a coat and hat. A building is visible in the background of the photograph. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. [Ms. Lovie Patton / 1970 / Martha Olson] is handwritten in pencil on the interior frame below the photograph. A [N] is handwritten on the interior of the frame. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions reading [Ms. Lovie Patton, Quilt-Maker, Columbia, MS 1970 / VP 041.tif / Martha Olson / 007 (crossed out in black ink)].

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