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Carrie Mae Weems
Kitchen Table1990

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Black and white photograph of a Black woman leaning over a wooden table toward a round vanity mirror, lit by a single overhead lamp, with a dark shadow looming on the wall behind her
Gelatin silver print, two people seated at a wooden table beneath a single pendant lamp, with a liquor bottle, glasses, bowl of food, and playing cards on the table; photographs and a large portrait poster visible on the wall behind them; dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and visible cigarette smoke.
Gelatin silver print of a man and woman seated at a kitchen table beneath a cone-shaped pendant lamp, with food, drinks, playing cards, and beverage cans on the table; a circular birdcage on a stand visible at left.
Artist or Maker
Carrie Mae Weems
United States, 1953
Title
Kitchen Table
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1990
Medium
3 gelatin-silver prints and 3 text panels
Dimensions
Image: 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (67.31 x 67.31 cm) each; Framed: 28 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (71.76 x 71.76 cm) each
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.91.107.1-.6
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Carrie Mae Weems

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