<I>Reading time at the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Educational Fund</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1980; printed later
name: label: Photograph by
content: Frank Espada, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, American, founded 1972
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of several children seated on the floor of a classroom in Manhattan, New York. Sitting with legs criss-crossed and with their heads down, they are each reading from their own copy of an illustrated children’s book titled “Boats.” In the upper left quadrant is a table and someone sitting on it. In the bottom left quadrant, two children are sharing a book with an adult.
label: Description
content: There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Manhattan, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.53.15
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Estate of Frank Espada
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 × 17 in. (30.5 × 43.2 cm)