Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Portrait of Gwen Toney
1970
Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, 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 Gwen Toney. Toney is featured with her proper left hand pointing towards the camera and her eyes looking towards the right of the photograph. She is wearing a dress with three-quarter puffy sleeves. She is standing in front of a wall that has a variety of posters and pictures taped to it. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗
Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2018.21.77
Continue exploring Series 1
Arts, Music & Culture →Education & Ideas →Everyday Life & Community →
Explore all Series 1 cards →