African American Youth with Hat

Name/Title

African American Youth with Hat

Entry/Object ID

120.U.HBK.0003

Description

These works come from the portfolio Gedney assembled in rural Kentucky in the middle of the 1960's. One image shows an African-American youth, wearing ajacket and hat. A large shadow of the child was captured on the wall against which he was photographed. The second image is a shirtless young child from the Cornett family, standing on the porch of his home. Gedney took numerous photographs of the Cornett family with whom he lived. (Willie Cornett was a laid-off coal miner.)

Artwork Details

Medium

Silver Gelatin

Made/Created

Artist

William Gale Gedney

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Outer

Height

17 in

Width

14 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

9-1/4 in

Width

7-1/8 in