A women sits on a bed with her head in her hand, wearing a purple robe looking up at another fully dressed woman who stands with her back to the camera, her hands in her pockets. The two women are most likely Cowin. A man lies on the bed in a stark...
Color photography; Women; Women photographers; Men; Bedroom furniture; Bedding
On a brightly colored background, a black woman wearing a white dress, white hat and round glasses stands with her hands folded and a purse on her arm. She appears to be standing at the edge of a forest. Text frames the image. This is the same...
People walking up and sitting on the steps to the British Museum seem not to notice the tall female figure in a long black dress standing facing them. The figure is most likely Weems. The stairs cut midway through the image on a horizontal line....
Black-and-white photography; Women artists, Black; Women, Black, in art; Columns; Stairs; Dresses; British Museum
The "Africanized stylization" of three figures in an arched frame and the title given by the artist reflect the quality of a Christian icon and image of Madonna and child. In rendition, there are three figures with the female child wearing a rebozo...
Linoleum block-printing; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint-Art; Women; Children
On the back of a frying pan, possibly cast-iron, the eyebrows nose, and mouth of a face are visible.
"The skillet references African American history: cooking with a cast iron skillet and washing clothing in a wooden washtub are parts of a Black...
Sculpture; Art metal-work; Skillets; Face; Symbolism
A woman in a white dress and scarf bends over holding a ball placed in a shelf under a full dish rack. Behind the objects is a wood wall that looks to have headless and partially nude female figures with arms outstretched painted on it.
