Revolutionary
- Created by
- Jarrell, Wadsworth Aikens Sr., American, born 1929
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Medium
- printing ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 31 x 37 1/2 in. (78.7 x 95.3 cm)
- Type
- screen prints
- portraits
- Place made
- Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1972
- Description
- This print depicts Angela Davis, a major figure in the fight for civil rights, in a state of impassioned speech. Davis' face and figure is formed out of strings of brilliantly colored letters, some of which form words. These letters are generated from a central point and radiate outward. The multiple colors and shading of these letters create the planes and contours that make up Davis' face, hair, and upper torso. Viewed from below, she is a monumental figure, head thrust forward, with open mouth. Her right hand, holding a microphone or walkie-talkie, is held up near her mouth. She wears a pink jacket that fastens along the left side. The jacket hem is edged by a red cartridge bandolier.
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Civil Rights
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.3.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Wadsworth Jarrell
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- Jarrell, Wadsworth Aikens Sr., American, born 1929
- Subject of
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Medium
- printing ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 31 x 37 1/2 in. (78.7 x 95.3 cm)
- Type
- screen prints
- portraits
- Place made
- Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1972
- Description
- This print depicts Angela Davis, a major figure in the fight for civil rights, in a state of impassioned speech. Davis' face and figure is formed out of strings of brilliantly colored letters, some of which form words. These letters are generated from a central point and radiate outward. The multiple colors and shading of these letters create the planes and contours that make up Davis' face, hair, and upper torso. Viewed from below, she is a monumental figure, head thrust forward, with open mouth. Her right hand, holding a microphone or walkie-talkie, is held up near her mouth. She wears a pink jacket that fastens along the left side. The jacket hem is edged by a red cartridge bandolier.
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Civil Rights
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.3.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Wadsworth Jarrell
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture