5 10 72 https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/7d1a81fca305cb39c25d0b8527f5995e.jpeg e8f46a647d2d7bd5f3f4677b72fc7947 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LA Sky with Spinning Hearts Description An account of the resource Betye Saar regards the sky as an important aspect of nature and expresses its mystical aspects through a careful manipulation of form. Her fantastical rendition of the sky in LA–Saar’s place of birth–cannot be confined to traditional rectangular and square frames. The print itself bends and contorts to capture all its expansiveness. Saar stitched pieces of heavy paper together to create its irregular shape. A shooting star tugs at the edges, and the leaves of a palm tree move beyond the frame. A border dotted with white, green, red, and blue, features white moons at its top edge, recalling mysticism and ritual associated with lunar cycles. The otherworldliness, magic, and dizzying love in the sky, washed in multiple shades of blue, promotes a sense of home and longing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betye Saar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1989 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Offset printing, silkscreen, stitching Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. David C. Driskell Center Permanent Collection, Gift from Jean and Robert E. Steele Collection https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/da01c0c90410dff7446663887aa50335.jpeg af2387a0a28422754f303cdcc4ffee66 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter From Birmingham City Jail Description An account of the resource From his jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama in April 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote an open letter to eight white clergymen who had criticized King’s “unwise and untimely” demonstrations of civil disobedience. Richly illustrated by Ringgold in this book, King’s letter defends his commitment to nonviolent protest and underscores the urgency of the civil rights struggle. The book’s frontispiece depicts King writing from behind bars. The following seven screen prints illuminate the violence and segregation King addresses in his letter. In one illustration, the embodied spirits of four African American girls fly over the Birmingham church where they were killed in 1963 by a bomb placed by Ku Klux Klansmen. Another envisions a white congregation listening to a sermon as the shadows of police brutality begin to emerge from the church’s stained glass windows, echoing King’s appeal to the Christian community to stand up for racial justice. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Faith Ringgold Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Artist book containing eight serigraphs Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. David C. Driskell Center Permanent Collection, Gift from the Collection of Sandra and Lloyd Baccus https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/7488bac2708a4002472fb4e63f87e62b.jpg 6c2dfb8f91562ecead30383a263f55ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Team Profiles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Magdelena Mastrandrea https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/8a7bf957fcf7ea69ce65a07ef43361e5.jpeg a319cf50ea2d407f969b6098b1d95915 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mahalia We Love You Description An account of the resource Here, artist Faith Ringgold depicts American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson (1911-1972), as part of a larger series in which the artist pays tribute to the lives and impact of prominent African American musicians, writers, and artists of the twentieth century. The artistic “frame,” used here in a combination of intricate geometric visual patterns, is reminiscent of quilt techniques. Ringgold pieces together black, blue, red, and yellow triangles, including graphic text reading: “Mahalia We Love You.” Ringgold adorns the work with a border of flowers and leaves in primary color. It reads: "Mahalia We Love You; In October of 1911 you were born 100 years ago in New Orleans; You brought a gift of song, praise, and joy to a troubled world. Hallelujah!" While this serigraph includes highly decorative features around the central figure, Ringgold’s hallmark graphic element is text. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Faith Ringgold Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/24/2012 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Serigraph Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Gift from Dorit Yaron https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/48fb9d1069666013d4b464add298deeb.jpeg 4925d21ff78d2243d7bb40c97ee6b795 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mama Can Sing Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Faith Ringgold Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Serigraph Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. David C. Driskell Center Permanent Collection, Commissioned by the David C. Driskell Center, printed with Prof. Curlee R. Holton at the EPI, Lafayette Collage, Easton, PA, 2004 https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/89f924bc0ceb9b0830a30fb8fa65ab31.jpeg 6090251884d03371747a259556cb3748 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Team Profiles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maura Callahan https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/be600aafec7887447071099ece34f27b.jpeg 50c4966ac3a28a8cf476e14c913bb68d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Team Profiles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Montia Daniels https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/e635c1ff0c745548aa5a44273363835d.jpeg 7461ad45c27b08f955c8cbb84499ad34 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mother Catherine from Bookmarks in the Pages of Life Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betye Saar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2000 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Serigraph Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Collection of Lewis Tanner Moore https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/03dc5cf1114704a91197b4509ec15fa1.png 6b2820dc1102e8a3e1a57c046dc200d1 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mystic Galaxy Description An account of the resource Saar’s etching makes use of found objects in a relief printing process. Recalling her frequent use of assemblage and interest in Roma mysticism, the work pulls from common objects to conjure an occult atmosphere. The mottled and scratched dark background, six-pointed stars, and red moon imply the depth of the universe and astrological observations. Small plates found in a going-out-of-business jewelry shop create textural reliefs in blue, arranged in an planet-like orb. Here, Saar foreshadows her landmark assemblage Black Girl’s Window (1969) which repurposes the same sun, moon, and star symbols. Through circular windows, which Saar considers to be portals into the future, Saar’s Mystic Galaxy transcends time and space. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betye Saar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Etching with relief-printed found objects Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Collection of Lewis Tanner Moore https://black-printmaking.artinterp.org/files/original/97a3db3d927e14c9e13586b7ea021061.jpeg 716a0410abbda6522cac5db5ee8006aa Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mystic Sky with Self Portrait Description An account of the resource Betye Saar states: “The stars, the cards, the mystic vigil may hold the answers. By shifting the point of view an inner spirit is released. Free to create.” Saar places symbols in her mystic sky: the decorative mask represents “hidden identity and magic,” the Eye of Providence stands for “God’s all-seeing eye,” and the palmistry hand, and dice symbolize “fate/fortune.” The purple symbol on the hand is the symbol for Leo, Saar’s astrological sun sign. Whereas Saar’s point of view in LA Sky with Spinning Hearts is that of someone looking up into the expansive sky, Saar depicts herself in Mystic Sky with Self Portrait as a spiritual being among these celestial objects. She looks downward, placing herself not as the observed but the observer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Betye Saar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Offset lithograph, collage, construction Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Collection of Lewis Tanner Moore