Museum object · Visual Arts
YOUNG BROTHERMAN
2008
United States, North and Central America
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.
A black and white painting titled YOUNG BROTHERMAN by Dawud Anyabwile. The painting is of Brotherman’s face. The left side of his face is facing towards the viewer. He is wearing a black mask over his eyes and has his lips slightly parted. Black text at the top of the painting reads “SUDDENLY THIS BECAME SERIOUS / …DEAD SERIOUS!” The painting has a white border. The painting is signed and inscribed on the back.
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Catalog reference: 2017.116.5.6
