- Created by
- Simpson, Lorna, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Jet, American, founded 1951
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- ink on paper with watercolor
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 8 11/16 in. (28 × 22 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 12 5/8 × 10 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (32.1 × 25.7 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A mixed media collage composition featuring a photomechanically printed black-and-white image of a seated woman against a red background adhered to the center of a deckle-edged beige paper. Shown from the waist up, she wears a round-necked short sleeve tee shirt in a light color. Both her hands are placed together under her chin and her elbows are propped up in front of her. Swirls of red watercolor paint rise from the woman's head and shoulders. The work is signed and dated in graphite in the bottom right corner: [Lorna Simpson 2017].
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- collages
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2022.79
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Lorna Simpson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.