Grand Dame Queenie

Object Details

Date

2012

Created by

Amy Sherald, American, born 1973

Description

Oil painting that depicts a three-quarter length portrait of a woman with closely cropped hair holding a teacup and saucer decorated with a profile silhouette of a woman’s face. The cup and saucer is white with gold edging. There is a gold wreath around the silhouette. The woman is wearing a high necked red blouse that is tied at the neck with a bright yellow scarf. The long sleeves have ruffles at the cuffs. The shirt is tucked into black and white striped pants with a yellow button. The background fades from a bright blue at the top to bright purple at the bottom. Bright fuchsia splashes are scattered throughout the background. The woman gazes directly at the viewer.

Place made

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Topic

African American

Art

Gender

Identity

LGBTQ

Sexuality

Women

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Visual Arts

Exhibition

Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.20

Type

oil paintings

portraits

Restrictions & Rights

© Amy Sherald

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

H x W (unframed): 54 1/8 × 43 × 2 1/2 in. (137.5 × 109.2 × 6.4 cm)

Metadata Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559d102b2-7b2b-4191-b686-b3773c7dcd24

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.20