Artworks

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.


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Artworks

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.


Explore further