Precious Jewels by the Sea
Precious Jewels by the Sea
Artist
Amy Sherald
(born 1973)
Date2019
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions120 × 108 × 2 1/2 in. (304.8 × 274.3 × 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.2
Signedverso, u.c.: 2019 / ASherald [heart]
Accession number
2020.2
On View
Not on viewCollections
Label TextThis massive painting recalls staged snapshots from vintage photo albums featuring summering tourists—complete with puffy clouds, loud umbrella, and picnic basket. It is picture-perfect Americana rendered in brilliant color. Here Amy Sherald continues her efforts to increase visibility of Black Americans. She states that in this painting she is, “creating American narratives about American people—while critiquing it at the same time. This painting, and all of them, are about expressions of freedom.”
Esta inmensa pintura recuerda a las instantáneas escenificadas de los álbumes de fotos vintage protagonizados por turistas de veraneo, que típicamente presentan nubes de algodón, sombrillas de colores vivos y canastas de picnic: un momento perfecto de la vida estadounidense representado con colores intensos. Aquí, Amy Sherald continúa esforzándose por aumentar la visibilidad de los afroamericanos. La artista afirmó que en esta pintura intenta “crear narrativas estadounidenses sobre los estadounidenses, al igual que una crítica. Esta pintura, y todas ellas, tratan sobre las expresiones de la libertad”.
Markingsverso, on stretcher, c.l.: [Hauser & Wirth label]
