Some Glad Morning: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images featuring a black-and-white photograph of a man standing with two women, arms around each other, in front of a white clapboard building. The photograph has been cut into the shape of a bird in flight. The light-colored bird is set against a black background with light colored abstract shapes resembling tree branches. 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 Man or Men
• 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: Christianity
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2013.77.13
• 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.