Aug 13, 2020 - Sale 2544

Sale 2544 - Lot 140

Price Realized: $ 625
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

JEB (JOAN E. BIREN, 1944 - )


Sweet Honey in the Rock at Club Madame, Washington, D.C.
RC print, the image measuring 254x330.2 mm; 10x13 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Jeb's signature, initials, title, and negative date, in ink, on verso. 1977; printed later.

This image depicts the all-women, African-American a capella group Sweet Honey in the Rock performing at Club Madame, a lesbian bar in Washington D.C. in 1977. The musical group performs songs covering topical issues, including immigration, racism, and spirituality, among others.