Russian Mother and Her Child- Old Believers
- Title
- Russian Mother and Her Child- Old Believers
- LC Subject
- Photography Photography of children Photography of families Photography of women art photography black-and-white photography photography (discipline) gelatin silver prints
- Creator
- Carrasco, Priscilla
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph depicting a scarved woman holding a baby out in front of her and above her head. The woman smiles at the child while the child faces the camera. Russian Mother + her Child - Old Believers Carrasco has photographed in Oregon, Mexico and Europe; she has photographed Chicano, Indian and Russian families. She was the editor of a US government newspaper for migrant farmworkers, many of whom were Mexicans, in Oregon. She felt very strongly about the conditions of the farmworkers and when words became insufficient to convey her feelings she began to take pictures. (from Oregon Arts Commission Collection materials, 1975) The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at http://www.racc.org/
- Location
- Oregon Liquor Control Commission >> Clackamas County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 9079 S. E. McLoughlin Blvd., Milwaukie Oregon
- Date
- 1975/2012
- Identifier
- 1991_milwaukie_olcc_02_a01
- Item Locator
- CAR: 91-2
- Accession Number
- 1991_milwaukie_olcc_02_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Carrasco, Priscilla
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 13 x 16 inches
- Material
- Photography silver print
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1991 Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) Milwaukie Oregon 1991_milwaukie_olcc
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- Old believer families are formed and held by their belief. I am one of a group. Belonging is everything. Belonging is joy. My photographs are a modest record of their deep commitment to each other. (Priscilla Carrasco, 1991)
