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Descending the Throne You Became Foot Soldier & Cook

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Carrie Mae Weems

American Photographer · 1953–present

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Date: 1995–1996
Medium: Chromogenic print with etched glass
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Red-toned portrait of a man with a bushy white beard and moustache wearing a hat. His jacket is adorned with bows and buttons pinned to the sleeves and lapels. Sand-blasted text etched on glass reading "DESCENDING THE THRONE YOU BECAME FOOT SOLDIER & COOK" hovers over the image.

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