“When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was so much glory over every thing; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven.” - Harriet Tubman (2024)
Salvation:
36” x 48”
Gesso, texture paste, tulle fabric and paper on canvas
The images in this collage are primarily sourced from vintage Ebony and Architectural Digest magazines. The imagery includes African American hair advertisements, home interior scenes, a ballet class, an image of Miss Black America 1969, a vintage shapewear ad, a little black girl in a white dress, and several other photos, all selected to form a larger image and representation of western beauty ideals and societal expectations placed on female identifying folks. An image of a black woman is breaking through the top layers of tulle fabric, freeing herself by any means necessary.
