7:00 A.M.: Margie rides the train to her job-training class in downtown Chicago. Accompanying her is Cherilyn, a resident at the Olive Branch who recently found a job as a home-care worker.
1999
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.) image: 33.2 × 49 cm (13 1/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Donna Ferrato)
Accession Number
2015.19.5129
Art Historical Context
In the crisp morning light of 1999, Donna Ferrato captures a poignant of urban resilience in *7:00 A.M.: Margie rides the train to job-training class in downtown*. Here, Margie heads to her class while accompanied by Cherilyn, a resident of the Olive Branch who has just secured a job as a home worker. Ferrato, renowned for her intimate documentary photography, freezes this everyday commute, highlighting the quiet determination of women navigating paths to independence amid Chicago's bustling transit. Printed as a gelatin silver print—a classic black-and-white medium prized for its tonal depth...