Lagos, Nigeria. VIP Wives (Women in Many Patterned Dresses)
Artist
Ken Heyman
(American, born 1930)
CultureAmerican
Date1959
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
Inscribed(KH-172) All of the photographs are signed, dated and titled in graphite, artist credit stamp on verso.;
Credit LineGift of Dr. Donald and Alice Lappe
Object number2005.29.9
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of VIP wives in Lagos, Nigeria. This group of women are wearing dresses and head wraps with many different patterns. One of the women breast feeds a new born baby.ProvenanceDr. Donald and Alice Lappe, Salt Lake City, UT[through photography collector Michael Mattis]; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Gift of Dr. Donald and Alice Lappe, 2005
