The image shows four young children. The central child standing at the back wears a light-colored shirt. Flanking the central child are two children sitting on a cushioned seat draped with fringed fabric. Both have short, textured hair and wear patterned dresses, stockings, and laced boots. The child on the right rests their arm on the seat, with legs crossed and hands on their knees. The child seated in the front wears a darker dress with lace detailing and has curled hair styled into a top bun with ribbons or a bow. This child wears bracelets and looks slightly away from the camera. The children are surrounded by ornately patterned fabric covering the furniture and a textured backdrop, likely in a photography studio.
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The image shows four young children. The central child standing at the back wears a light-colored shirt. Flanking the central child are two children sitting on a cushioned seat draped with fringed fabric. Both have short, textured hair and wear patterned dresses, stockings, and laced boots. The child on the right rests their arm on the seat, with legs crossed and hands on their knees. The child seated in the front wears a darker dress with lace detailing and has curled hair styled into a top bun with ribbons or a bow. This child wears bracelets and looks slightly away from the camera. The children are surrounded by ornately patterned fabric covering the furniture and a textured backdrop, likely in a photography studio.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

"Joella's Group"

Martin & Haller

Date
c. 1895
Medium
albumen silver print (cabinet card)
Dimensions
image/sheet: 15 × 10.4 cm (5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.) mount: 16.4 × 10.7 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.39.85
Credit line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • Children
  • African American
  • Cabinet Card
Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Inscription

by unknown hand, bottom center on mount in black ink: Haller & [illegible]; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: AF042C; by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 3 Joellas Group; center printed in red ink: MARTIN & HALLER, / Photographers, / East Court, St., / Paris, Ills.

NGA object ID 227103. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.