Maria Mazzafera
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1950-1995
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints, color photographs on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 5/8in. (17.1 x 11.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Gennaro J. Capobianco
Object number2005.180.18.1-.23
DescriptionMostly informal portraits of an Italian-American woman and her family. Some photographs depict a bride and other members of a wedding party. One photograph depicts the interior of a dining room with a woman seated at the dining room table. One photograph was taken in a cemetery. In some portraits, the subjects appear to be wearing Italian national costumes. Two formal studio portraits depict Maria Mazzafera as an elderly woman. She is wearing a dress, a wrist watch, and rings; a locket or medal is on a chain around her neck. In one of the photographs, she is wearing cap and shawl.
NotesSubject Note: Maria Mazzafera died in Hartford in 1995. She was 87 years old. (Finlay 12/24/2010)Status
Not on view
Unknown
