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A full-body painting of a man dark-toned skin shown in profile, wearing a white tank top, with his eyes closed and head tilted up. His body is partially transparent, blending into a background of alternating purple and mottled orange-brown vertical stripes.

Hangman

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Amy Sherald (1973)
Date:
2007

Medium:
Oil on canvas

Size:
Width: 67″
Height: 100″

Made in Baltimore and featuring a Baltimore-based model.

Collection of Sheryll Cashin and Marque Chambliss BMA

A full-body painting of a man dark-toned skin shown in profile, wearing a white tank top, with his eyes closed and head tilted up. His body is partially transparent, blending into a background of alternating purple and mottled orange-brown vertical stripes.
Amy Sherald. Hangman. 2007. Collection of Sheryll Cashin and Marque Chambliss. © Amy Sherald A full-body painting of a man dark-toned skin shown in profile, wearing a white tank top, with his eyes closed and head tilted up. His body is partially transparent, blending into a background of alternating purple and mottled orange-brown vertical stripes.