EVERYDAY PEOPLE

Examining Identity Construction: Selections from the Mott-Warsh Collection is organized around three sub-themes: confronting racist stereotypes; everyday people; and taking a stand. 

This section of the exhibit features artists who draw inspiration from ordinary people for their subject matter. In doing so, they empower and elevate the status of everyday people. These realistic depictions serve as a counter to the fictitious, negative images and narratives of African American culture portrayed in stereotypes and acknowledge the complexities that lie within the people of any culture.

Installation View | Photo by Tim Thayer

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SELECTED ARTWORKS

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Whitfield Lovell, “Rumor,” 2001, Charcoal on wood and found object, 67.75” x 46”. © Whitfield Lovell, Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, NY

Julie Moos, “Domestic: Earnestine and Gaynelle,” 2001, Photograph, 40 x 45”. © Julie Moos

Kehinde Wiley, “Tanisha Crichlow (Portrait of Henrietta Maria of France, Queen Consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland),” 2015, Oil on Canvas. Painting: 72” x 60” (182.9 x 152.4 cm); Framed 83” x 71” (210.8 x 180.3 cm). © Kehinde Wiley. Photography: Jason Wyche, NY. Courtesy: Sean Kelly, NY.

Dawoud Bey, “Harlem USA, (A Man in a Bowler Hat),” 1976, Photograph, Sheet 24” x 18”. © Courtesy of the Artist

Hugh Grannum, “Samuel Cobb,” Date Unknown, Photograph. Sheet 16” x 20”. © Hugh Grannum Photography

Diane Edison, “Close, but no cigar,” 2002, Gray color pencil on black paper, 29” x 21”. © Diane Edison

Chester Higgins, “Moslem Woman, New York City,” 1990, Silver-gelatin photograph, 24” x 20” © Copyright, Register, Chester Higgins, Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Philemona Williamson, “Prickly Pear,” 2002, Oil on canvas, 48” x 60”. © Philemona Williamson

Margaret Burroughs, “Face of Africa,” 1954, Linocut, 11.75” x 10”. © Margaret Burroughs

Ayana V. Jackson “Labouring Under the Sign of the Future,” 2017, Archival pigment print on German etching board, 43” x 43”. © Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim

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