Ernest
Artist
Dawoud Bey
(American, born 1953)
Dateca. 1995
MediumPolaroid prints
DimensionsAssembled: 87 1/2 × 44 inches (222.25 × 111.76 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alexander Novak
Object number2018.65.1-6
SignedSigned on gallery label, on mount 1 verso, upper left, in black pen: "Dawoud Bey"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionFragmented portrait of a man composed of six large-format polaroid prints. He wears round glasses, a black shirt with a patch on his left sleeve that reads "Hard Tail", and jeans. He is seated, mostly in profile, with his elbows on his knees and his hands loosely clasped.ProvenancePurchased from Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL by Vintage Works, Ltd., Chalfont, PA;
Purchased from them by Alexander Novak, Chalfont, PA;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Dawoud Bey
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