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Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg)
Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg)
Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail01_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail01_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail02_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail02_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail03_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail03_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail04_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail04_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail05_PS22.jpg)

Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_detail05_PS22.jpg)

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Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha

Gio Swaby

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ARTIST Gio Swaby, Bahamian, b. 1991
MEDIUM cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas
DATES 2022
DIMENSIONS 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 2023.59.1
CREDIT LINE Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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Gio Swaby (Bahamian, b. 1991). <em>Seeing You Through Her and Me: Verneisha</em>, 2022. cotton fabric and thread sewn onto canvas, 62 × 78 × 2 in. (157.5 × 198.1 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jane Holzer in honor of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brukenfeld and Mr. & Mrs. Simon Ackerman — all came from Brooklyn, 2023.59.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2023.59.1_cropped_PS22.jpg)

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