Photo of collection object Oath
Lawson, Deana. Oath, 2013. Pigment print, 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm) frame: 41 x 51 in. (104.1 x 129.5 cm). William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund, 2015.6.1. ©Deana Lawson © artist or artist's estate.

Oath

2013

Deana Lawson

American, born 1979

Contemporary Art

Shooting primarily in the United States and the Caribbean, Deana Lawson is inspired by the expression and aesthetics of black cultures worldwide. Using a large-format camera, and working across a variety of photographic traditions—including portraiture, staged scenes, found or appropriated imagery, and vernacular photography such as family albums—she addresses themes of the body, sensuality, community, and spirituality, among others. Lawson’s photographs can be seen as psychological portraits of black subjects in an extended, mythological diasporic family.
Maker/Artist
Lawson, Deana
Classification
Photograph
Formatted Medium
Pigment print
Medium
pigment, print
Dimensions
40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127 cm) frame: 41 x 51 in. (104.1 x 129.5 cm)
Departments
Contemporary Art
Accession Number
2015.6.1
Credit Line
William K. Jacobs, Jr. Fund
Rights Statement
© artist or artist's estate
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