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 — tree
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — lake — Lake Erie
Object Number
2019.29.6

Works by this artist (2 items)

JoAnne Russo, Acorn Basket, #74, 2003, black ash, pine needles, nylon thread, and acorns, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.62A-B
Acorn Basket, #74
Date2003
black ash, pine needles, nylon thread, and acorns
Not on view
JoAnne Russo, Tribowl, 1996, black ash, pine needles, dye, and nylon thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.61
Tribowl
Date1996
black ash, pine needles, dye, and nylon thread
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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