Bírmíngham (Triptych)
Artist/Creator
Title
Bírmíngham (Triptych)
Date
2014
Medium
four-color lithograph with gold leaf on white Somerset satin paper
Edition
13/20
Height
24 in. (paper)
Width
16 1/2 in. (paper)
Classification
Thematic Collection
Commentary
Write-up by Mallory Schultz, 2019/20 Art Collections & Exhibitions Fellow
Credit Line
Purchased for the Union College Permanent Collection in March of 2017 from the Tamarind Institute, New Mexico
Object Number
2017.7.1, 2, 3
Copyright
© Toyin Ojih Odutola, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Rights
Alternative text
Left image is a 3/4 portrait of a young man with closely cropped hair, side burns, and a short beard and goatee, wearing a ribbed, white tank top and red necklace. In this view, the young man is bent over slightly and looking down and to his right in a way that averts his eyes from the viewer. The center image is a 3/4 portrait of a young man with closely cropped hair, side burns, and a short beard and goatee, wearing a ribbed, white tank top and red necklace. In this view, the young man in looking almost straight ahead, but slightly to his left. The right image is a 3/4 portrait of a young man with closely cropped hair, side burns, and a short beard and goatee, wearing a ribbed, white tank top and red necklace. in this view, the young man's back faces the viewer and his head is turned to his right at such an angle as to allow the viewer to see his face in profile.