The Mystery of Colin de Land with an Unidentified Woman at a Party, 2000

Sepia photograph of Colin DeLand sitting at a tablewith his legs turned away from the table. He is wearing a suit and tie, with a baseball cap and chain necklace. A woman is sitting on his lap with her arm slung behind Colin’s shoulder. She is wearing a light-colored floor-length gown and holding a fur coat and a camera in her other arm. The table is covered in a damask-patterned tablecloth and there are several waterglasses and candles on the table.
Colin de Land with an unidentified woman at a party, 2000 Oct. 5. Colin de Land collection, 1968-2008. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

The Mystery:

Where: At a party

When: Oct. 5, 2000

Who: Colin de Land (left) and unidentified woman (right)

Help us solve the mystery: Who is the woman? Is she perhaps Maripol?

Where was this taken and what was the occasion?

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