Maid of Honor with Bride in Slippers, Daufuskie Island, SC
<p>Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, <em>Maid of Honor with Bride in Slippers, Daufuskie Island, SC</em>, 1980, printed 2022. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 24 × 19 7/8 in. (61 × 50.5 cm) Image: 22 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (56.8 × 37.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Donna Perret Rosen and Benjamin M. Rosen 2023.114.9. © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1980
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 24 × 19 7/8 in. (61 × 50.5 cm) Image: 22 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (56.8 × 37.5 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Artist
Photography
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe is an American photographer and documentary filmmaker whose work centers on African American history, culture, and portraiture. Working primarily in black-and-white photography, she has produced sustained visual investigations of family, community, and social memory across multiple decades. Her practice encompasses both fine art photography and archival documentary work that privileges intimate observation and historical specificity.
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Record
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- Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
- Year
- 1980
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 24 × 19 7/8 in. (61 × 50.5 cm) Image: 22 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (56.8 × 37.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1980-167537
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified