Accession Number: 2009.24.16.257
Description: Black-and-white glossy. Three boys lean on a table that holds a large figurine of Mary holding baby Jesus on it. The boys are wearing matching outfits, which are collared white shirts with dark jackets. The number "26" is handwritten on the bottom center at the base of the statue. Descriptive paper: handwritten in blue ink, "26: [illegible] of 1st little boys face. Statue given them by owner of Fujiya Hotel - as [scratched out] idea of Xtian mother + child Jesus. Xtian interpretation said both Catholic + Protestants would use this."
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 3.625" (h) x 4.625" (w)
Photographer: Not identified
History/Provenance: Received with John Milton Society for the Blind (JMS) records from the American Foundation for the Blind.
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
Subjects: Blind Blind children Boys Catholicism Children Christianity Gifts Japan Protestant Schools for the blind and visually impaired Statues
