Photograph by
Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967
Date
2006; printed 2016
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
H x W (Image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 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 an entryway to a home. At center is the home's central staircase with wood banisters. Hanging from the newel post at the foot of the stairs is a small hot pink purse with a gold chain handle, and sitting on the hardwood floor in front of the staircase is a pair of hot pink high-heeled shoes with thin straps. At proper right, next to the staircase, is a large vase with tall grasses inside. Behind the entryway is a carpeted room with a large framed picture leaning against the wall of a young woman in a blue skirt.
Portfolio/Series
The Suburbia Portfolio
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Architecture
Black geographies
Domestic life
Interior design
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2016.55.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Sheila Pree Bright
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fb6dc4af-af69-494e-b3a1-9b0cbfafc81d

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