Don Sledge and Moses Austin

2012

Dawoud Bey

Associated Names
Dawoud Bey

Artist, American, born 1953

The image is a diptych showing two individuals seated in profile. On the left is an older man, captured from the waist up. He is seated with his hands clasped, his body turned slightly towards the camera. He has short hair, wears glasses, a striped suit, a white shirt, a patterned tie, and a watch on his wrist. The older man is seated against a backdrop featuring a framed picture. On the right is a young boy, captured from the waist up, sitting with his hands folded as well, though he is slightly more front-facing. He has short hair, a neutral expression, wears a plaid shirt, and jeans. The boy is positioned in front of a similar framed picture in the background. Both photos have a consistent, monochromatic black-and-white theme.

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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: Archival pigments photographs on mount. 2018 print. Signed in pen by artist on label verso. Edition "4/6" (plus 2 APs). Panel size: 40 x 30 in. / Overall size: 40 x 60 in. / 663.482.3.14

Wikidata ID

Q64146147

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