You are
Artist creator: Tia Blassingame
Categories: Bookwork / Printmakers' Books, Relief Print Books
Reference no.:L/Bla.T/19.00 Place/Shelf:1BR
| Book title: | You are |
| Published by: | Primrose Press |
| Year made: | 2019 |
| Place made: | USA |
| Original: | Yes |
| Edition: (No. in Edition) |
25 (20) |
| Dimensions: | 243 x 310 |
| Binder: | bound by T Blassingame |
| Physical description: | stab binding |
| Medium: | pressure prints, text |
| Further information: | |
| "In 'YOU ARE', the artist places herself as a stand-in to explore black womanhood through the standard descriptors of white womanhood. Starting with Hallmark movie descriptions, the artist noted the adjectives used to describe the primarily white protagonists of romantic films. The assembled words are seldom used to describe African American women and girls. The artist created a second list of terms that she felt were not considered realistic descriptions of them due to prejudice, hate, fear, ignorance. Black girls, and all black children, are rarely viewed as innocent or childlike, but as disjointed shadows or threats. Black women are seldom viewed as beautiful or acceptable romantic protagonists as evidence by the dearth of such in Hallmark romance movies." Tia Blassingame To check her website: Click here to visit |
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| Artist creator: | Tia Blassingame () |
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