Title from caption on object: “Little Rock Four”

August 1959

Francis Miller

Associated Names
Francis Miller

Artist, American, 1905 - 1973

Associated Press

Publisher

The image shows a group of five people seated together, mostly their upper bodies visible. On the left, a woman is seated in a chair, facing slightly towards the four young individuals on a couch to her right. The woman has short, styled hair and is wearing a floral sleeveless dress, a necklace, and a bracelet. The young people, three girls and one boy, are on the couch, angled towards each other and the woman. The girls have short hair and are wearing tops with patterns or plain colors. The boy on the right is wearing a short-sleeved, checkered shirt, light-colored pants, and a watch. On the table in front of them are a few books or notepads. The background includes a paneled wall with framed documents or pictures and a filing cabinet near the door. The setting appears to be an office or living room.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.2 × 22 cm (6 × 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.7 × 23 cm (6 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.446

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, center left stamped in blue ink perpendicular: ENGRAVING / 1959 AUG 12 AM 8:07; center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: [cut off reproduction of image] / AP Wirephoto / LITTLE ROCK FOUR—Four Negro stu- / dents who will attend formerly all-white / high schools in Little Rock, Ark., chat at / the home of Mrs. L. C. Bates (left), state / president of the National Association for / the Advancement of Colored People. From / left are Elsie Robinson, 16, Estella Thomp- / son, 16, Effie Jones, 17, and Jefferson / Thomas, 16.; center stamped in purple ink on applied newspaper: AUG 12 1959 2; center right stamped in blue ink perpendicular: ARTISTS / 1959 AUG 12 AM 3100; by unknown hand, center right in graphite perpendicular: Wed Star [illegible] / 3 + 4 Little Rock; center right in red ink perpendicular and circled: BLACKS segregation-Arkansas (Little Rock); lower center Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink

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