Portrait of Florence Matthews

Object Details

Date

1960

Medium

photographic enlargement with applied media on paperboard

Dimensions

Frame: 35 3/16 × 24 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (89.4 × 63 × 3.5 cm)

Cite As

Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Caption

Native Washingtonian Florence Matthews (1891 – 1955) was the first Black woman to be appointed Director of Women’s Activities for the District Recreation Board. She also served as the first Director of the Barry Farm Recreation Center and organized sports and arts and crafts for local children. Matthews’s daughter described how her mother “loved the community” and thought of her work as a “joyous form of…employment.” One resident, reflecting on Matthews’s legacy and impact on the community, concluded “Everybody who grew up in Anacostia will remember Mrs. Matthews.”

Accession Number

1990.0033.0110

Type

crayon portrait

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Metadata Usage

Not determined

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl843cbd997-6cb3-4d86-bddf-3391a39ccd8c

Record ID

acm_1990.0033.0110