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A black and white photograph of a man sitting at a wooden table reading the newspaper under the…
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A black and white photograph of a man sitting at a wooden table reading the newspaper under the…
A black and white photograph of a man sitting at a wooden table reading the newspaper under the glare of a bright lamp hanging from above, while a woman stands in the background wearing lingerie and peering over his shoulder.
Untitled, Carrie Mae Weems, 1994, gelatin silver print, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Carrie Mae Weems.

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Artist (American, born 1953)
Date1994
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 24 × 20 inches (61 × 50.8 cm)
Image (Sight): 18 3/4 × 18 3/8 inches (47.6 × 46.7 cm)
Framed (Previously Framed At): 30 1/4 × 24 1/4 inches (76.8 × 61.6 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Kitchen Table" series, 1989-1990 and "Printed Matter Photography Portfolio 1. Portraits"
Credit LineGift of Zoë and Joel Dictrow.
Object number2012.12.2
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Copyright© Carrie Mae Weems. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextCelebrated artist Carrie Mae Weems tells captivating stories about the human condition through her dramatically staged photographs. This photograph is part of Weems’ pivotal “The Kitchen Table Series,” a collection of works that catapulted her artistic career and marked her as a powerful African American voice in a whitewashed art world. In the series, Weems used her own apartment as the setting for powerful vignettes of life and love as they play out under the harsh glare of a single illuminating overhead lamp. Here, Weems herself poses against the wall, alluringly dressed in lingerie and peering at the man seated at the table, who is unaware or unwilling to notice her.
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