Two children of family living on relief near Jefferson, Texas. These children did not attend school because of lack of warm clothes and indifference of mother who was sick with pellagra. Note baby's cradle
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Two children of family living on relief near Jefferson, Texas. These children did not attend school because of lack of warm clothes and indifference of mother who was sick with pellagra. Note baby's cradle |
| Date | March 1939 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.2 × 24.4 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.124 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts two young light-skinned children in somewhat tattered clothing sitting against a wood-paneled wall with a cradle on the right side of the frame. Their expressions are fairly neutral. The cradle contains some used blankets and a newspaper.
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