Kenwanna

1996

Dawoud Bey

Associated Names
Dawoud Bey

Artist, American, born 1953

The image consists of four sections showing a woman's portrait. She is seated at a table, looking directly at the camera. She has a serious expression and her hair is styled in tightly braided cornrows. She is wearing dark clothing and multiple rings on her fingers. The background is blurred in earthy tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4 dye diffusion transfer prints (Polacolor)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alexander Novak and Family

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 60.96 × 50.8 cm (24 × 20 in.)
    sheet (each): 83.19 × 55.88 cm (32 3/4 × 22 in.)
    overall: 121.92 × 101.6 cm (48 × 40 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.188.1.a-d

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago); Alex Novak, Chalfont, PA; gift to NGA , 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on upper left print, on verso, by unknown hand, inverted along bottom in black ink: 6' To END

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