- Photograph by
- Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 2006; printed 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 22 × 17 in. (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
- H x W (Image): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
- Caption
- Shoes recently kicked off, toys on the stairs, and a purse dangling from a newel post are all offered by Bright as traces of the Black domestic interior in The Suburbia Portfolio. With figures just out of frame or carefully obscured, these scenes maintain privacy for residents but also create an atmosphere of familiar intimacy and downtime.
- Description
- A color photograph of a closet in a house. Coats, jackets and uniforms hang on a wire rack. At center are two (2) Army jackets with shoulder insignia for the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, insignia for Sergeant First Class, and eight (8) service stripes indicating 24 years of service. On top of the rack, at proper left, is a bag for a United States Navy gas mask, printed: "USN / U / GAS MASK / ND MARK IV." At center is a large framed photograph or drawing of two (2) women wearing high-necked dresses or blouses. In front of the frame is small stack of Army caps in camoflauge fabric. At right is a box for a Sunbeam iron, on top of another box.
- Portfolio/Series
- The Suburbia Portfolio
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Architecture
- Black geographies
- Domestic life
- Interior design
- Military
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.55.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sheila Pree Bright
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




