Untitled #24 (At Lake Erie) from the series Night Coming Tenderly, Black

Dawoud Bey, Untitled #24 (At Lake Erie) from the series Night Coming Tenderly, Black, 2017, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer, 2019.29.6, © 2019, Dawoud Bey
Dawoud Bey, Untitled #24 (At Lake Erie) from the series Night Coming Tenderly, Black, 2017, gelatin silver print, overall: 48 × 59 in. (121.9 × 149.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer, 2019.29.6, © 2019, Dawoud Bey

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled #24 (At Lake Erie) from the series Night Coming Tenderly, Black
Artist
Date
2017
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 48 × 59 in. (121.9 × 149.9 cm)
Copyright
© 2019, Dawoud Bey
Credit Line
Gift of Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — lake — Lake Erie
  • Landscape — tree
Object Number
2019.29.6

Works by this artist (3 items)

Lincoln Seitzman, #193 Yokut Snake Basket Illusion, 1996, oak, ink, and paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist and Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2002.7
#193 Yokut Snake Basket Illusion
Date1996
oak, ink, and paint
Not on view
Lincoln Seitzman, Petrified Sewing Basket, 1995, cherry, wenge, and imbuia, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.54A-B
Petrified Sewing Basket
Date1995
cherry, wenge, and imbuia
Not on view
Lincoln Seitzman, Petrified Hopi Basket--Second Mesa, 1993, guatambu, wenge, bloodwood, and lacewood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.53
Petrified Hopi Basket – Second Mesa
Date1993
guatambu, wenge, bloodwood, and lacewood
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2019.29.1 - SAAM-2019.29.1_1 - 138052
Dawoud Bey and William H. Johnson
May 12, 2021August 5, 2021
This focused installation features recently acquired photographs by Dawoud Bey in conversation with a painting by William H. Johnson that refer to the Underground Railroad.

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Date2016
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Date2018
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