Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?, 1970/2007
- Artist
Hank Willis Thomas
- Title
Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?
- Date
1970/2007
- Medium
Lambda photograph
- Dimensions
31 × 30 in. (78.7 × 76.2 cm) Frame: 32 × 31 × 2 in. (81.3 × 78.7 × 5.1 cm)
- Edition
Ed. 1/5
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist and Jack Shainman
- Object Number
2007.9
Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?, from Hank Willis Thomas’s "Unbranded" series, pulls images from advertisements targeting a Black audience or featuring Black subjects and digitally manipulates them to remove all text and logos. This image of a striking Black woman could be used to sell any number of consumer products. The question in the work’s title acknowledges the power in consumer’s desires to obtain some of the brunette’s allure.
Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?, 1970/2007
- Artist
Hank Willis Thomas
- Title
Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?
- Date
1970/2007
- Medium
Lambda photograph
- Dimensions
31 × 30 in. (78.7 × 76.2 cm) Frame: 32 × 31 × 2 in. (81.3 × 78.7 × 5.1 cm)
- Edition
Ed. 1/5
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist and Jack Shainman
- Object Number
2007.9
Who Can Say No to a Gorgeous Brunette?, from Hank Willis Thomas’s "Unbranded" series, pulls images from advertisements targeting a Black audience or featuring Black subjects and digitally manipulates them to remove all text and logos. This image of a striking Black woman could be used to sell any number of consumer products. The question in the work’s title acknowledges the power in consumer’s desires to obtain some of the brunette’s allure.