Photograph by
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, American, born 1982
Subject of
Unidentified Man or Men
Frazier, LaToya Ruby, American, born 1982
Date
2005
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on polyvinyl chloride
Dimensions
H x W (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
H x W x D (board): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Description
A gelatin silver print depicting two individuals in two rooms of a house. On the right side is a young woman, the photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, sitting on a bed and leaning against the wall. She is in profile to the viewer, wearing a white tank and plaid shorts. Her hands are resting in her lap and she gazes straight ahead. There is a baby doll underneath the bed where she is sitting, and a white towel hangs from the doorknob of the open door next to her. On the other side of the wall and the image is the figure of a man, "Mr. Art." His back is to the viewer as he leans on his left elbow atop a bed with floral-patterned bedding. He wears a black tank top with white text graphic. Both of the bedrooms are bright white, divided by the dark door and doorframes between them at the center of the image. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Place captured
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
The Notion of Family Series
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Art
Domestic life
Families
Motherhood
Photography
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
2021.60.1
Restrictions & Rights
Copyright © LaToya Ruby Frazier
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da0f9e5d-e742-47dd-979e-7a83df2eb888

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