Young woman spreading her skirt

Unknown

1930s–1960s · Glass, emulsion · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Original glass negative. A woman stands in front of a painted backdrop depicting an interior setting, evidenced by the window with curtain pulled back and the paneled wall. Under her highly patterned dress with ruffled sleeves, we see a checkered fabric over her right leg, right above her shiny black shoes. Her gaze is directed at the camera, and her frontal pose highlights her earrings and lobed coiffure. Her right arm gently lifts the side of her dress, revealing its body.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1930s–1960s

Medium

Glass, emulsion

Culture

Senegalese artist

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015