Jessica
Susan Landgraf, American, born 1948
1975
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (15.8 × 24.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the artist in memory of Willard Van Dyke
PH.988.8
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Copyright Susan Landgraf, 1983; Inscribed, on reserve, in black ink, top edge: Susan Landgraf. 9 Minetta St. NY City 10012 [in red ink] friend of WVD; Inscribed, (in artist's hand?), on reverse, in black ink, lower right: Jessica by Susan Landgraf
Label
The challenging smirk on Jessica’s face speaks to an assured child who knows that her world does not depend on adult knowledge. Black girls often suffer from “adultification,” or the perception that they are years older than they are coupled with consequently misaligned expectations about their needs and behavior. With her precocious yet innocent expression, Jessica conveys her own inner confidence.
From the 2024 exhibition And I'm Feeling Good: Relaxation and Resistance, curated by Alisa Swindell, Associate Curator of Photography
Exhibition History
And I'm Feeling Good: Relaxation and Resistance, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 20-April 13, 2024.
In Spite of Everything, Yes, William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 30-October 26, 1986; Meridian House International, Washington, D.C., June 25-September 10, 1987; Center Gallery, Bucknell University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1987-January 22, 1988.
Publication History
In Spite of Everything, Yes, Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, 1986,In Spite of Everything, Yes, Albuquerque, New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, 1986, ill. p. 30.
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