Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me - A Story in 5 Parts, 2012, video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, 2023.9A-G, © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me — A Story in 5 Parts
- Artist
- Date
- 2012
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- dimensions variable
- Copyright
- © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through the American Women’s History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- video installation and mixed media, color, sound; 18:29 minutes
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Homage — Lincoln, Abraham
- Object Number
- 2023.9A-G
Exhibitions
September 22, 2023–July 7, 2024
This focused exhibition pairs two projects by Carrie Mae Weems—a major multimedia installation and a series of photographs—that revisit moments from history.
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