Wayne Miller A girl "reading" Ebony magazine. Chicago, Illinois, USA. 1947.
“Children learn by copying what grown-ups do, and it can take some time. Wayne was a father of three at the time he took this photog
(...) raph and was sensitive to the discussion of how we learn. He recognized what this girl was up to.
This had to be a very early issue of Ebony. The magazine, based in Chicago, started publishing in November 1945. It was the African American community’s equivalent to Life magazine.”
– Jeanette Miller © Wayne Miller | Magnum Photos