Glory: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images. In the foreground of the image is a black-and-white printed paisley motif with a center cut out through which the viewer peers at a black-and-white photographic print of a woman standing with a stack of books held in the crook of her arm. The photograph of the woman has been cut out and arranged to stand atop an image of a white picket fence, her shadow falling across a piece of sheet music for "Glory to His Name." In the background is a black-and-white image of a cabin. 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 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 1/16 in. (68.6 × 50.8 × 2.7 cm)
• Place depicted: Des Moines, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Black geographies
• Topic: Christianity
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Identity
• Object number: 2013.77.10
• 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.