Dawoud Bey

A Man and Woman at an Outdoor Bake Sale, Harlem, NY
1978

A black and white photograph of an elderly woman and man standing behind a table with homemade cakes for sale. A handwritten sign above them reads "Home Made CAKES - Cakes for Sale - West 129 Street Housing Fund Corporation 179 W. 129 St. (contribution)." The woman is wearing a hat, glasses, and an apron, while the man is dressed in a suit and glasses. They both appear to be waiting for customers.
A black and white photograph of an elderly woman and man standing behind a table with homemade cakes for sale. A handwritten sign above them reads "Home Made CAKES - Cakes for Sale - West 129 Street Housing Fund Corporation 179 W. 129 St. (contribution)." The woman is wearing a hat, glasses, and an apron, while the man is dressed in a suit and glasses. They both appear to be waiting for customers.

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Date
1978

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 8 9/16 × 12 5/16in. (21.7 × 31.3 cm) Image (sight): 8 × 11 13/16in. (20.3 × 30 cm)

Accession number
2021.148

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur and Susan Fleischer

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/65554

Dawoud Bey
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