Monoprint and linocut print, dark blue background, showing bust of a black figure in white shirt. One hand up holding single stock of cotton. Cotton stocks are tied to hair with bows.
Alison Saar (b. 1956, Los Angeles, California), High Cotton II, Monotype and linocut, 2017, 24 1/4 in. x 15 7/8 in. (61.6 cm x 40.3 cm); image: 22 1/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. (56.2 cm x 35.9 cm), Museum purchase, The Nancy Gray Sherrill, Class of 1954, Collection Acquisition Fund 2019.10

Black History Month Tour:

The Power of Legacy

Time 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where Davis Museum Lobby
Category

This tour led by Dr. Semente, Nana Ama Asare-Kwaah ’28 and Rihanna Perry ’28 will take a close look at the works of Betye and Alison Saar in the print study room and works from our newly reopened fifth floor by Adrian Piper, Clementine Hunter, and Horace Pippin exploring the legacies of African-American artistic traditions. Dinner at Harambee House to follow at 5:00 PM.

Limited to 30 people
Free and open to the public
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This program is generously sponsored by the Harambee House, Elizabeth Bein Keto ’48 Endowed Memorial Art Fund, and the Wellesley College Friends of Art.

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