H x W: 76.2 x 101.3 x 0.3cm (30 x 39 7/8 x 1/8in.)
Matted: 104.1 x 121.9 cm (41 x 48 in.)
Type:
Photograph
Geography:
Ethiopia
Date:
1999
Label Text:
Aida Muluneh recognizes the raw power of the camera to document and give agency to the people upon whom it focuses. Her subjects convey graceful yet strong approaches to the challenges of life as can be seen with the young women in "Cab Ride." Muluneh states that she hopes her work will "foster an appreciation for artistic expression among traditional African cultures and assist in changing perceptions about people of color throughout the world."
Description:
Black and white photograph showing the complete profile of a young woman with close cropped hair in the foreground and the partial profile of the head and body of another young woman in the background of a taxicab.
Provenance:
Aida Muluneh, New York, 1999 to 2004
Exhibition History:
A Brave New World, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., August 10, 2010-November 27, 2011
Ethiopian Passages: Dialogues in the Diaspora, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 3-December 7, 2003
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