Artist
Jeanine Michna-BalesAmerican, born 1971
Printer
Steve Clayton
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Eagle Hollow from Hunter's Bottom
- from the portfolio Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad
Date2014, printed 2018
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 12 5/16 in. (21.6 × 31.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 16 3/16 in. (31.6 × 41.1 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/16 × 16 3/16 in. (31.6 × 41.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of John and Carola Herrin
Object number2018.294.9
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Stamped in black with black ink inscriptions, verso, lower left: Title: Eagle Hollow from Hunter's Bottom // Series: Through Darkness to Light // Date Composed | Printed: 2014 | 2018 // Printer: Steve Clayton @ Holland Photo // Print Information: Digital Chromogenic Print // Edition: Portfolio #3 // jmb Jeanine Michna Bales jmb [stamped and signed]
Printed in black on vellum interleaving accompanying photograph: After dark I drove to the place agreed upon to meet in a piece of woods // one mile from the town of Wirt. I had been at the appointed place but a very short time // when Mr. DeBaptiste sang out, “Here is $10,000 from Hunter’s Bottom tonight.” // A good Negro at that time would fetch from $1,000 up. // We loaded them in…and started with the cargo of human charges towards the North Star. // – JOHN H. TIBBETS ON AN ASSIGNMENT WITH THEUNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Printed in black on vellum interleaving accompanying photograph: After dark I drove to the place agreed upon to meet in a piece of woods // one mile from the town of Wirt. I had been at the appointed place but a very short time // when Mr. DeBaptiste sang out, “Here is $10,000 from Hunter’s Bottom tonight.” // A good Negro at that time would fetch from $1,000 up. // We loaded them in…and started with the cargo of human charges towards the North Star. // – JOHN H. TIBBETS ON AN ASSIGNMENT WITH THEUNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Signed in black ink, verso, lower left: jmb
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Jeanine Michna-Bales
2014
Chromogenic print
2019.560
