Created by
Bruce, Kesha, American
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
2008
Medium
pigment on paper mounted on polyvinyl chloride board
Dimensions
H x W: 27 x 20 in. (68.6 x 50.8 cm)
with mounted backing: 27 × 20 × 1 1/16 in. (68.6 × 50.8 × 2.7 cm)
Description
An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images featuring a black-and-white photograph of a woman in a floral dress seated at a piano. The photograph has been torn at the top and bottom and set into the dark shape of a house, with crocheted lace appearing across the top of the house shape. The house shape appears along the left side of the photograph, set against a piece of sheet music in the background. The sheet music is slightly out of focus and four lines of verses appear at right center. The print is mounted on black sintra pvc board with back frame and a label with the artist, title, date, medium, and dimensions.
Place depicted
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
(Re)calling & (Re)telling Series
Classification
Visual Arts
Photographs and Still Images
Type
collages
photographs
inkjet prints
Topic
Art
Black geographies
Domestic life
Families
Identity
Music
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the artist and Morton Fine Art
Object number
2013.77.14
Restrictions & Rights
© Kesha Bruce
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50cb4788f-dbb6-47a0-91ff-96852067a7ee

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