Aunt Sally’s House
Aunt Sally’s House
1932
black-and-white lithograph
11⅜" x 15 ½” plate
This image shows another side to living on the Eastern Shore. Rather than a life of opulence as described in the glossy brochure on the previous page of this folio, persons of color lived close to nature in a far more precarious fashion, and relied upon their own skill as farmers and watermen. This black-and-white lithograph shows how Mrs. Sally DeShields provided for her children’s basic needs. In many ways, her life was purer than that of her wealthier neighbors.