Black Room with Bitches Brew

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.

The central painted panel of an installation artwork, with assorted attached objects (.1.1-14). The panel (.1.1) is made from two (2) segments of wood secured together with a third section of wood attached vertically at center, forming an overall asymmetrical shape. The panel surface is covered in a dark wash, painted in layers throughout, with repeating patterns of stenciled flowers and fabric paisleys. In the left half of the panel, attached to the top edge, is a box constructed to look like a Brownie style camera, to which a light bulb and a camera lens are attached. At center of the left side is a wall shelf with an attached figurine. The figurine is adorned with necklaces made from glass and gemstone beads, a cloth wrap around the belly, and more beads strung around the waist.

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