tMartin Dixon (American, born 1965)
Abdoulaye Wade Election Rally with Participants Wielding Bats "Give Me Face," 2007, printed 2008
Description: Primarily male Wade supporters with some displaying bats intended to intimidate supporters of Wade's opponent. Some observers view the rallies as protests against the opposition due to their aggressiveness.
Dakar Noir Series
Sacre Coeur, Dakar, Senegal
Dimension: Image: 20 x 29 in.; Frame: 27 x 37 in.
Color print
Printed and framed by Laumont Studio, New York City
Professional dark-brown wood frame and thick mat with UV protected Plexiglas (Optimum Museum Acrylic)
Note: Installation photographs cause the work to appear darker and less defined because the right side of the wall is in partially shadow.
Provenance: Martin Dixon
Condition: Excellent.
Additional notable series and publication by Dixon: Martin Dixon, Greg Tates, Brooklyn Kings: New York City's Black Bikers, (New York: powerHouse Books), 2000,
Museum Collection: Dixon’s work is in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum