I have this photo in my Twentieth-Century American Art book, and I really find this work interesting. Lorna Simpson worked with Carrie May Weems, whom both investigated the "racialized feminine identity." There is an obvious juxtaposition in skin color relating to the racial issues, and ironically, the African American is wearing a white shirt...
I have this photo in my Twentieth-Century American Art book, and I really find this work interesting. Lorna Simpson worked with Carrie May Weems, whom both investigated the "racialized feminine identity." There is an obvious juxtaposition in skin color relating to the racial issues, and ironically, the African American is wearing a white shirt...
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