- 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.




