Slow Fade to Black: Dorothy Jean Dandridge

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Color inkjet print (a) of Dorothy Jean Dandridge in a green frame (b). The photograph (a) is intentionally out of focus. The figure of Dorothy Jean Dandridge is dressed in costume for the 1951 film "Tarzan's Peril." Dandrige is seated on a log in front of a forest background. Dandridge has both hands on her left hip. She is facing the camera with her head tilted to the side. Dandridge is wearing a red head piece with large jewelry. She has a light blue one-shoulder top and a red skirt. In the original image, Dandridge's layered necklaces and bracelet are visible. She is smiling and looking off camera to the left. Dandrige's blue top has a sash over one shoulder held in place with a red clasp. The red skirt has detailed stripes that match her headband. The photograph is inset in the frame (b).

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