Bey, Dawoud. Untitled, 1999. Polaroid, Image: 62.3 x 52.9 cm (24 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.); Image with border: 67.3 x 55.3 cm (26 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); Paper: 73.4 x 55.6 cm (28 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.); Mounted: 74.6 x 56.8 cm (29 3/8 x 22 3/8 in.). Gift of Carl and Joan Schneider, 2018.311.3. Copyrighted.

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Untitled

1999

Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey (American, b. 1953)

Photography

Yale University Residency Project: Untitled, 1999. Dawoud Bey (American, b. 1953). Polaroid; image: 62.3 x 52.9 cm (24 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.); image with border: 67.3 x 55.3 cm (26 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); paper: 73.4 x 55.6 cm (28 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.); mounted: 74.6 x 56.8 cm (29 3/8 x 22 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carl and Joan Schneider 2018.311.3 Bringing the massive Polaroid 20 x 24 camera into museums, colleges, and schools for extended periods, Dawoud Bey made portraits on site of visitors, students, and staff. This demystified the art-making process for the participants while turning museums into places where art was not just displayed but also created. Bey saw contemporary painters making multiple-panel paintings and thought, why not apply this to a photo sitting?

Maker/Artist: Bey, Dawoud
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Polaroid
Medium: polaroid
Dimensions: Image: 62.3 x 52.9 cm (24 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.); Image with border: 67.3 x 55.3 cm (26 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); Paper: 73.4 x 55.6 cm (28 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.); Mounted: 74.6 x 56.8 cm (29 3/8 x 22 3/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in pencil on verso of mount: “663.485.3.14 2 of 3”
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2018.311.3