Untitled (Nomsa Brath modeling Congolese fabrics, Stern's department store, New York)
- Photograph by
- Brathwaite, Kwame, American, 1938 - 2023
- Subject of
- Brath, Helene Nomsa, American, born 1942
- Stern's, American, 1867 - 2001
- African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
- Date
- ca. 1963; printed 2019
- Medium
- pigment on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph, Untitled (Nomsa Brath modeling Congolese fabrics, Stern’s department store, New York), by Kwame Brathwaite. The photograph depicts Brath walking the runway. The Grandassa model is wearing dark, capri pants, black kitten heel shoes, and a sleeveless, boatneck blouse with a large swath of the blouse’s fabric draping to the floor from a tie on the proper left side of the waist. The fabric of the blouse is white with a black outlined, medium tone, freeform diamond pattern. The runway is lined with female spectators seated in metal folding chairs, mostly watching the model as she walks down the runway. Above the model’s head are two, evenly spaced, white, round ceiling fixtures. At the back of the runway are three dark arches. The square shaped image has a thick white border. The back of the photograph is plain and white.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2021.26.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Courtesy of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive & Philip Martin Gallery, © Kwame Brathwaite
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.