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 in. (68.6 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm)
Description
An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images. At center is the cut-out black-and-white photographic image of a woman and a girl standing next to each other, the woman's arm draped casually over the other's shoulder. Both wear light colored dresses. They stand against other images collaged to form the shape of a house, with a black-and-white print forming the bottom and right edge and a color image of a tree silhouetted against a blue and pink sky. The collaged house is set in front of a curved piece of sheet music for the song "Go Down Moses (Let my people go!)." 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
Photography
Slavery
Spirituals (Music)
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
2013.77.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Kesha Bruce
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518653ddf-762c-46dd-b253-86cf273b530d

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