Eva Jessye

c. 1989

Brian Lanker

Associated Names
Brian Lanker

Artist, American, 1947 - 2011

The image shows an elderly woman sitting sideways on a black piano bench with most of her body visible from the side, though slightly hunched forward, resting her head on her hand with her elbow on her knee. She has closed eyes and wears a long, dark dress with patterned stockings and black shoes. She holds a wooden cane in her right hand, which rests on the floor, and a dress in her left hand. The background is a white wall, and beside her is a grand piano. The floor has a varnished wood section, partially covered by a carpet, with light streaming from the left, creating shadows.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brian Lanker, Eugene, OR; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Lanker, Brian and Barbara Summers, ed. I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women who Changed America. New York, 1989: 21.

Inscriptions

on verso of mat, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: OA / 8305; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1996.10.6

Wikidata ID

Q64145560

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