Photograph by
Flash, Lola, American, born 1959
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
2008
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
H x W (image): 22 1/4 × 17 11/16 in. (56.5 × 45 cm)
Description
An inkjet print portrait of a woman, Sadako, in front of the New York City skyline. Shown from the hips up, the woman wears a white and black baseball tee with a deep V-neck, black pants, and black and white checked suspenders. One of the suspenders is over her shoulder and the other at her hip. She stands with the thumb of her right hand hooked through her front belt loop and the thumb of her left hand tucked into her left pants pocket. She gazes directly at the viewer. In the background is a swath of green treetops, and the New York City skyline, including the Empire State Building on the horizon. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
[sur]passing series
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Art
Black geographies
Colorism
Identity
LGBTQ
Photography
Race discrimination
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative
Object number
2021.57.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Lola Flash
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c11da1bd-479f-4e38-a885-4a1e044aac0e

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