Jefferson Memorial

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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 pigment print photograph of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. The image is captured from street-level, facing the wide set of steps leading up to the portico. A woman in a long, black dress stands at the center of the first level of steps, facing the monument. At the top of the steps, the bronze statue form of Thomas Jefferson is silhouetted in the center of the rotunda, facing back towards the woman. The print is dated [2015], signed [Carrie Mae Weems], and numbered [22/36] on the verso in graphite.

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