Museum Exercise #25

An African American woman, wearing a knee length skirt and a blazer, sits in a bus station in the 1950s. The look in her eyes makes you think her mind is far from her surroundings. Her youngest child, in a small coat, sits sleeping against her chest with the woman's arms around her. Fingers interlaced to hold her in place. The other sits next to her holding her black pleather purse with a shiny clasp. The girl holding the purse wears a wool coat and a bonnet, with white socks up to her calf, her black shoes shining in the light. One of her feet is flexed up, perhaps pointing to the thing which captures her attention. She gazes upward in wonder. The men, wearing fedoras, in the background chat amongst themselves. An older woman with intricate hair sits on the opposite side of the bench. Light filters through the windows in the background.