Passing/Posing (Female Prophet Anne, Who Observes the Presentation of Jesus on the Temple)

• Artist: Kehinde Wiley
• Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on panel
• Dates: 2003
• Dimensions: 96 x 60 x 1 1/2 in. (243.8 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm)
• Collection: Contemporary Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-4, Contemporary 4K31
• Accession Number: 2003.90.2
• Image: 2003.90.2_design_scan.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2006

Catalogue Description:
Young black man standing in a dramatic pose with his head turned in profile (to his proper right), his eyes gazing at his uplifted hand. The number 30 is on the v-neck jersey he's wearing. A large, ornate halo surrounds his head and shoulders. The canvas is arched at top and is decorated with ornate and intertwined floral scrolls.