Former addict sings gospel. At a methadone clinic in a Chicago neighborhood former addicts meet twice weekly for group sessions with therapy counselors. This woman offered the gospel song Precious Lord to the assembled.

1972

Ozier Muhammad

Associated Names
Ozier Muhammad

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a person with an afro hairstyle wearing wireframe glasses and a buttoned-up shirt. They are crying with their head tilted back and mouth slightly open. Tears are flowing down their cheeks. They are also wearing a wristwatch on their left wrist and a ring on their left hand. The background is blurred.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 33 × 21.9 cm (13 × 8 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.104.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Keith de Lellis Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image in black ink: Ozier Muhammad

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