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Paris (206)

Close up of Paris (206)

A bird's eye view of a woman with long, dark hair in a brightly-colored gown descending an ornate spiral staircase of white marble and colorfully patterned rug. Her right hand is being held by a figure in a black suit whose head and shoulders are cropped out of the image.
A bird's eye view of a woman with long, dark hair in a brightly-colored gown descending an ornate spiral staircase of white marble and colorfully patterned rug. Her right hand is being held by a figure in a black suit whose head and shoulders are cropped out of the image.
Nikki S. Lee, Paris (206), 2004; Chromogenic color print mounted on aluminum, 40 x 26 3/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Nikki S. Lee; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Nikki S. Lee

  • Title

    Paris (206)

  • Date

    2004

  • Medium

    Chromogenic color print on aluminum

  • Dimensions

    40 x 26 3/8 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection

  • Image Credit

    © Nikki S. Lee; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    No

The Artist, Nikki S. Lee

Artist Nikki S. Lee blends photography and performance to investigate the fluidity of individual and group identities.
A color photograph of a medium-brown skinned woman, wearing aviator sunglasses against a blue background. She smiles as she gazes upwards, shading her eyes with her hand. The sun glints on the sunglasses and her glossy lips.