- Photograph by
- Weems, Carrie Mae, American, born 1953
- Subject of
- Vaughan, Sarah, American, 1924 - 1990
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Medium
- inkjet print (a): ink on photographic paper;
- frame (b): acrylic, wood, wire and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (29.8 × 22.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 12 7/8 × 9 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (32.7 × 25.1 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Color inkjet print (a) of Sarah Lois Vaughan in a green frame (b).
- The photograph (a) is intentionally out of focus. The figure of Sarah Lois Vaughan is standing in front of a gold colored microphone facing slightly to the right of the camera. Vaughan is wearing a light purple dress in front of a black background. In the original image, the tight beading and thin straps on the dress are visible. Vaughan is wearing jewel drop earrings and a ring.
- The photograph is inset in the frame (b). The back borders of the frame are raised and have paper tape around the edges. At the top is a sticker with the TransArt International shipping label. The center portion of the frame has two white adhesive labels, one with information about the artist, Carrie Mae Weems. The other has exhibit details and the address for the Jack Shainman Gallery. Below this tag is information about the frame with cleaning instructions marked in black ink. There is a corded metal wire screwed into the frame to hang the photograph.
- Portfolio/Series
- Slow Fade to Black
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder in honor of Richard and Laura Parsons, Colin and Alma Powell, and Darren Walker
- Object number
- 2017.20.13ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carrie Mae Weems
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




