Reflection in a round vanity mirror of Weems laying nude across a bed with a brass bedstead. The vanity is placed across a corner, and the bed is in front of a curtained window. Weems lies in profile, casual, her right arm dangling off the bed behind her head, her left hand holding a cigarette, and her right knee bent . Sunlight comes into the reflected scene from the right and illuminates the side of the bed. Text is in red below the image on black mat.
Notes:
Edition 2/5 Self-portraits in various poses in a bedroom. Five panels with text on mats.
Cite As:
Carrie Mae Weems (American, born 1953), Not Manet's Type, 1997. Gelatin silver print, each: 63.5 x 53.3 cm. The Ames Family Collection of Contemporary Photography, 2002.197 a-e.
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