Michael-Anthony Allen and George Washington

2012

Dawoud Bey

Associated Names
Dawoud Bey

Artist, American, born 1953

The image features a young man and an older man seated behind wooden pews. The young man, facing forward with a straight posture and direct gaze at the camera, has a closely shaved head and is wearing a light-colored polo shirt with rolled-up sleeves. The older man, also seated behind a pew and facing the camera, has short, neatly combed hair, wears glasses, and dons a dark suit jacket over a collared shirt. The background shows a wall with a visible light fixture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 inkjet prints

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 91 × 71 cm (35 13/16 × 27 15/16 in.)
    framed (each): 104 × 83.7 × 4.5 cm (40 15/16 × 32 15/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
    overall: 104 × 167.4 × 4.5 cm (40 15/16 × 65 7/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.12.1.a-b

  • Series Title

    The Birmingham Project

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL); NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project: National Gallery of Art, Washington, September 12, 2018–April 22, 2019

Inscriptions

on framed verso of left panel, signed by artist, on Stephen Daiter Gallery label affixed to lower right corner in black ink: Dawoud Bey; typed on label: Michael-Anthony Allen and George Washington, 2012 / Archival pigments prints mounted on dibond. 2014 prints. Signed on label attached to verso. Edition '2/6' (plus 2 APs). / 40 x 60 inches / [663.665.3.17]

Wikidata ID

Q64146143

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