Backstage at a Club in Memphis

1980s

Mariette Pathy Allen

Associated Names
Mariette Pathy Allen

Artist, American, born Egypt, 1940

The image shows three individuals getting ready. The person seated at the front has blond hair, blue eyeshadow, red lipstick, silver earrings, a silver choker, a black jacket, and a red top. To the left, an individual wears a white sequined dress and a red headpiece. To the right, another person with dark curly hair adjusts a garment, wearing a black strapless top with colorful bands, a choker, and earrings. There is a fourth person in the background wearing a yellow shirt. The room has warm-toned walls and white curtains.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver dye bleach print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.86 × 34.29 cm (9 × 13 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.122.2

  • Copyright

    © Mariette Pathy Allen, National Gallery of Art

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mariette Pathy Allen, New York; NGA purchase (through CLAMP, New York), 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: Backstage in a club in Memphis / c. 1980s / Mariette Pathy Allen

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