- Created by
- Bruce, Kesha, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- 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. The central image is a black-and-white photograph of an older woman seated with two children. Another child is in the foreground of the photograph, with just their head and eyes appearing in front of the woman's knees. The photograph has been cut into the shape of a flying bird. The bird shape is set against a background black-and-white photographic image of bare tree branches against a dull sky. 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
- Christianity
- Families
- Identity
- Photography
- Religion
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the artist and Morton Fine Art
- Object number
- 2013.77.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Kesha Bruce
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




