By and By: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images. The central image is a black-and-white photograph of an older woman seated with two children. Another child is in the foreground of the photograph, with just their head and eyes appearing in front of the woman's knees. The photograph has been cut into the shape of a flying bird. The bird shape is set against a background black-and-white photographic image of bare tree branches against a dull sky. The print is mounted on black sintra pvc board with back frame and a label with the artist, title, date, medium, and dimensions.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2008
• Created by: Kesha Bruce, American
• Subject of: Unidentified Child or Children
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: collages
• Type: photographs
• Type: inkjet prints
• Medium: pigment on paper mounted on polyvinyl chloride board
• Dimensions: H x W: 27 x 20 in. (68.6 x 50.8 cm)
• Dimensions: with mounted backing: 27 × 20 × 1 in. (68.6 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Des Moines, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Black geographies
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.77.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the artist and Morton Fine Art
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Kesha Bruce Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.