Cliff Joseph

Panamanian, 1922 - 2020

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The artwork features a woman and a child standing in front of a blackboard. The woman, shown from the waist up, has an expressionless face with bold features and short, textured hair. She is wearing a patterned dress with floral designs and large earrings, along with multiple necklaces. The child, positioned in front of her, is depicted from the shoulders up, with similar hairstyle and wearing a striped shirt. The blackboard behind them is filled with large white letters and cursive words such as "Black Power," "Freedom," and "Revolution." The background is predominantly dark, with a chalk-like texture typical of a classroom setting.
Cliff Joseph, Blackboard, 1969, color offset lithograph on wove paper, Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson, 2023.145.28

Blackboard

Cliff Joseph · 1969 · color offset lithograph on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2023.145.28