Photograph of two men hanging a quilt for display
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Photograph by
content: Lori Waselchuk, American
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of two men, prisoner volunteers with the hospice program at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, hanging a quilt horizontally on a metal rack. The quilt is yellow, with a burgundy border, and the word “HOSPICE” partially visible along the horizontal borders. The men’s backs are facing the camera. The man on the left is wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and jeans. He stands with his left hand raised, holding a portion of the quilt on a metal stand. The man on the right is wearing a black baseball hat, burgundy t-shirt, and jeans. He is standing on a chair, affixing the quilt to the stand. Between them, a portion of the quilt design, the emblem of the hospice program, is visible: a pair of hands in open shackles, releasing a monarch butterfly.
place: label: Place captured
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Prisons
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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 Lori Waselchuk
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.54.6
objectType: label: Type
content: color photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Lori Waselchuk
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 11/16 × 3 7/8 in. (14.5 × 9.8 cm)