Photograph by
Lawson, Deana, American, born 1979
Date
2019
Medium
pigment on paper with mirrored glass
Dimensions
H x W x D (Frame): 75 7/8 × 60 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (192.7 × 153.7 × 6.7 cm)
Description
A pigment print photograph in a mirrored frame depicting the photographer's young daughter with an unidentified older woman in a home in Salvador, Brazil. The girl stands on a couch with a draped red cover. She wears an elaborate gold crown with a center fish design from which hang strands of delicate gold beads across her face. She holds a small scepter surmounted with a broad, leaf-shaped structure with a ring of white beads at the center. She has a band of gold-colored silk material across her chest and a full skirt of black tulle with a pattern of silver metallic circles. She is barefoot, and stands next to the older woman, who is seated on the red couch. The woman wears a short-sleeved dress in a black and white pattern and is also barefoot. The couch sits in front of a turquoise painted wall and on a black and white tiled floor. The photograph is situated in a mirrored frame, custom designed by the photographer.
Place depicted
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America
Classification
Visual Arts
Religious and Sacred Objects
Type
pigment prints
Topic
Children
Families
Gender
Motherhood
Religion
Spirituality
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.16
Restrictions & Rights
© Deana Lawson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52cbf504b-b4bb-4698-a880-677d58449f42

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