Photograph of Maud Ariel McKoy, mother of General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 1924
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Maud Ariel McKoy, Jamaican American, 1901 - 1984
label: Owned by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: Colin Powell's mother, Maud Ariel "Arie" McKoy, immigrated to the U.S. from Jamaica in 1923 when she was 22 years old. According to Powell's autobiography, this photograph was her original British passport photo.
label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph portrait of General Colin L. Powell’s mother, Maud Ariel (Mckoy) Powell. This photograph captures a portrait of Maud Ariel Powell seated in a wicker chair beside a staircase. She wears a chain necklace and round-neck top with button details. Her long wavy hair is pinned up and to the back of her head. On the reverse of the photograph inscribed in graphite is “w07-33431 / 2”.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.31
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.7 × 12.6 cm)