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A Boy Eating a Foxy Pop

Dawoud Bey

Artwork Details

A Boy Eating a Foxy Pop
1988; printed 1997
Dawoud Bey
gelatin silver print on paper
14 in x 11 in (35.56 cm x 27.94 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
2013/2.97

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, a young African American boy returns the camera's gaze. The boy stands against a slatted metal wall, eating a Foxy pop. Bey's work challenges traditional power relationships between sitter, photographer, and viewer. This image was created with Type 55 film, which allowed Bey to create a positive image to give to the subject as it was created, but still retain a negative. This work is part of a series in which Bey sought to photograph the African American community in Brooklyn where he lived, combining sensibilities of studio portraiture and street photography. 

Physical Description:

A photograph of a young African American boy standing against a metal slatted wall, on which graffiti is visible. He wears a dark button down shirt and holds a Foxy pop in his hand, eating it as the photograph was taken.

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