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The Swingers Project (29)

Close up of The Swingers Project (29)

Color photograph of a man and woman sitting at a diner booth, looking at viewer. Woman on left wears gray hat with black trim. Man on right wears a dark suit and shiny silver tie. He holds his gray hat in his hands. Behind them on the table is a small juke box.
Color photograph of a man and woman sitting at a diner booth, looking at viewer. Woman on left wears gray hat with black trim. Man on right wears a dark suit and shiny silver tie. He holds his gray hat in his hands. Behind them on the table is a small juke box.
Nikki S. Lee, The Swingers Project (29), 1998; Fujiflex print, 41 x 31 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Nikki S. Lee

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Nikki S. Lee

  • Title

    The Swingers Project (29)

  • Date

    1998

  • Medium

    Fujiflex print

  • Dimensions

    41 x 31 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection

  • Image Credit

    © Nikki S. Lee

  • 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.