Alice Walker

1996

Brian Lanker

Associated Names
Brian Lanker

Artist, American, 1947 - 2011

This image is a black-and-white portrait showing an upper-body view of a woman who is seated. She is positioned slightly turned to her left while facing the camera, with her hands gently clasped together in front of her. The woman has defined facial features with a contemplative expression, and her hair is styled in long, natural locks. She is wearing a dark, possibly velvet, shawl or robe draped over her shoulders. The woman is adorned with large, circular earrings. The background features lush, foliage-dense surroundings with large, leafy plants and tree ferns.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    image: 69.85 × 69.53 cm (27 1/2 × 27 3/8 in.)
    matted: 90.49 × 89.22 cm (35 5/8 × 35 1/8 in.)
    framed: 93.35 × 92.23 × 3.81 cm (36 3/4 × 36 5/16 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5224

  • Series Title

    I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Betsy Karel, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2010; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Recent Photography Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 14 – August 28, 2011

Bibliography

1989

  • Lanker, Brian and Barbara Summers, ed. I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women who Changed America. New York, 1989: 25.

Wikidata ID

Q64145557

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