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Photographer: HARRINGTON, Richard
Event Date: n.d.
Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: approximately: 8 x 10 inches; 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Accession Number: BS.2005.095397
Inscriptions:
RICHARD HARRINGTON / CANADACredit: [star] / from BLACK STAR / GRAYBAR BUILDING, NEW YORKCaptions: Verso: Canada / Arch / Padlermiut Eskimo With Two Wives / 95 [circled] / 50 / 8 [circled] / 4 / 4. Only a tiny candle flame lights the interior of the log shack, / chinked with reindeer moos, where Adjaruk lives with his wives / and numerous children. All wear garments of caribou skin, / with the fur turned toward the body. The dirt floor makes / everything very grimsy, and spoils the warmth of the fur clothing.Markings:Verso: Canada / Arch / Padlermiut Eskimo With Two Wives / 95 [circled] / 50 / 8 [circled] / 4 / 4. Only a tiny candle flame lights the interior of the log shack, / chinked with reindeer moos, where Adjaruk lives with his wives / and numerous children. All wear garments of caribou skin, / with the fur turned toward the body. The dirt floor makes / everything very grimsy, and spoils the warmth of the fur clothing.
Credit Line: The Image Centre, Black Star Collection.
Black Star Subject: CANADA / PEOPLE
Retouching: N