Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art: Passing/Posing (Assumption)

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Passing/Posing (Assumption)

Artist: Kehinde Wiley, American, born 1977
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)
Collections: Contemporary Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Contemporary Art Galleries, 4th Floor
Accession Number: 2003.90.3
Credit Line: Mary Smith Dorward Fund and Healy Purchase Fund B
Image: Overall, 2003.90.3_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Young black man standing in a dramatic pose with his (proper left) hand raised to his heart and his (proper right) arm elevated at the elbow with open hand raised in a greeting-like gesture. He is wearing a hooded sweatshirt. The canvas is arched at top and is decorated with scrolling vines and an occasional flower.

Collections: Contemporary Art: Passing/Posing (Assumption)