Run, Nigger, Run

1992

Carrie Mae Weems

Associated Names
Carrie Mae Weems

Artist, American, born 1953

The image is a diptych, with the left panel displaying a black and white photograph of a wooded area. There is a grassy area with trees featuring thick trunks and sprawling branches covered in hanging moss. The horizon line is low on the picture, and the sky behind the trees is light. On the right panel, there is a cream-colored sheet that appears to be an old music score with printed text below it. The sheet contains musical notes and lyrics with the text aligned center.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P.P.O.W., Inc., New York); purchased by the Friends of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired by NGA, 2014.

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Exhibition History

1999

  • Celebrating the Legacy: African American Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 30 – September 22, 1999

2002

  • Celebrating the Legacy: African American Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, January 10 – February 25, 2002

2003

  • Black is a Color: African American Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 1 – April 7, 2003

2010

  • No Man's Land: Photography Across Categories, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 11, 2010 – January 30, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso of photograph, signed by artist, lower left: Carrie M Weems - 1992; lower right: 5/10

Wikidata ID

Q64145706

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