Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Black Man, White Woman, Johannesburg, South Africa
1977

A black and white photograph capturing a blurred image of two people in the foreground with a focus on a large door adorned with a bas-relief in the background. The individuals appear to be in motion, contributing to the sense of life and activity in the scene.
A black and white photograph capturing a blurred image of two people in the foreground with a focus on a large door adorned with a bas-relief in the background. The individuals appear to be in motion, contributing to the sense of life and activity in the scene.

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Date
1977

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 × 15 7/8in. (50.8 × 40.3 cm) Image: 18 1/2 × 12 1/4in. (47 × 31.1 cm)

Accession number
2022.10

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Donna Perret Rosen and Benjamin M. Rosen

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/65537

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
18 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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