Created by
Bruce, Kesha, American
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
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 × 19 15/16 × 1 in. (68.6 × 50.6 × 2.5 cm)
Description
An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images featuring a black-and-white photograph of the front of a 1940s automobile, with a house and trees behind, as the background. The shape of a woman, with her hand leaning on the hood of the car, has been superimposed on the background image. The top half of the woman's figure is an image of a torn page of sheet music for "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". The bottom half features a black-and-white photograph of two girls, lounging in seated positions on the grass by a sidewalk. 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
Children
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
2013.77.3
Restrictions & Rights
© Kesha Bruce
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bb3eb084-fcbc-4d9e-8d78-1949dce239bc

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