Marvin E. Newman, Halloween, South Side, Gelatin silver print, 1951, printed c. 1951
Artist/Maker:
Marvin E. Newman
Bio:
American, b. 1927
Title:
Halloween, South Side
Date:
1951, printed c. 1951
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Image: 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.4 × 24.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchase: Photography Acquisitions Committee Fund
Accession Number:
2011-11
Copyright:
© Marvin E. Newman

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This eerie image of children on Halloween hints at racial tensions at the dawn of the civil-rights struggle. The effect is heightened by the tight cropping, the children’s anxious expressions, and the close juxtaposition of masked and unmasked faces.

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