Woman Stooped Over Basket

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Woman Stooped Over Basket
Date: 1980
Creator: Pharaoh Imhotep Askia (Kevin Hill) See all items with this value
Description: Askia’s drawing depicts a weary woman at work, stooped over a woven basket. As a student, Askia made a series of drawings that highlight Black women and the different types of labor they perform. Feminist thinkers have long argued that unpaid, domestic labor performed by women is often rendered invisible in discussions of their contributions.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Labor See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Black art; Black Feminism; Domestic Labor; Feminism
Type: Print
Medium: pastels on paper
Measurements: 38 1/2 in x 26 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc2
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0089
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Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections