Part (35)

2003

Nikki S. Lee

Associated Names
Nikki S. Lee

Artist, Korean, born 1970

The image shows a woman from the shoulders up, positioned in the foreground holding a newborn infant in her arms. Her face is partially visible, displaying a smiling expression. She has medium-length black hair. She is wearing a hospital gown with a pattern that includes the words "Healthcare Laundry Services." Her arms are around a baby, who is wrapped in a blue and pink striped blanket and wears a knit cap. There is an IV attached to her arm. Beside the woman is part of another person, likely a medical professional, shown from the shoulders down, wearing a white uniform and a name badge. This person is holding a stethoscope. The background is a hospital room with medical equipment such as monitors and tubes visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James K. Patterson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 124.46 × 101.6 × 1.27 cm (49 × 40 × 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.163.1

  • Series Title

    Parts

  • Copyright

    © Nikki S. Lee


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Leslie Tonkonow, New York); Dr. James Patterson, Memphis, TN, 21 October 2003; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, frame verso, top left in black ink: To James, / Thanks / Nikki Lee Part (35) 1/2 2003


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