Two Young Men on Carrollsburg Place, Washington, DC

1989, printed 1999

Dawoud Bey

Associated Names
Dawoud Bey

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows two young males. The male on the left is shirtless, wearing light-colored patterned shorts, and leaning against a metal doorframe. He has short-cropped hair and a focused gaze towards the camera. The second male is standing behind him, with close-cropped hair and wearing a striped, long-sleeve shirt. Both are set against a background of brick walls and a doorway, with a glimpse of a window frame and a reflection on the glass.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 56 × 43.3 cm (22 1/16 × 17 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 60.6 × 50.5 cm (23 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.70.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago); NGA purchase, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Two Young Men On Carrollsburg Place, Washington, DC 1989 Dawoud Bey 1999 2/10; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 663.621.3.17

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