Mother with Sons, Third Ward, Houston, Texas

1973, printed c. 1990

Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

Associated Names
Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

Artist, American, born 1946

The image depicts a woman and two boys standing together on a dirt road. The woman is in the center with her arms around the boys. She wears a light-colored dress with a dark cape-like garment and has a joyful expression. The boys are dressed in dark suits with white shirts. One boy's eyes are closed, and the other is smiling at the camera. The background consists of residential houses, trees, and a utility pole.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.8 × 25.1 cm (12 15/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.134.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Earlie Hudnall Jr., Houston, TX; NGA purchase (through Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, TX), 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left corner in graphite: Mother with Sons / Earlie Hudnall Jr. 1973; by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: 13856

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