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A Woman Waiting in the Doorway

1976; printed 2005

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This image depicts a standing young woman leaning her right shoulder against a concrete doorway. Behind her is a multi-paned door, missing its door handles. The woman wears a wrinkled skirt, blouse with bow at the neck, and vest, and stands with her hands folded at her waist, carrying a black handbag under her left arm. She gazes to her left, away from the viewer.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.197.4

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