Mixed media; Sculpture; Political issues; Discrimination; Race discrimination; Racism; Prejudice; Ethnic stereotypes; Stereotyping; Caricatures; Cultural relations; Civil rights; Social classes; Social aspects; Advertisements; Advertising;...
“The social, political, and spiritual terrain of Saar’s work incorporates found objects, personal family memorabilia, and other materials. In this work, using the familiar and derogatory image of Aunt Jemimah, Saar transforms the stereotype...
"A moving tribute to her mother, this work combines the personal and the political. The quilt includes a narrative - the witty story of the family of Aunt Jemima, most familiar as the stereotypical black 'mammy' but here a successful African...
According to the photographer's notes, this is "Aunt Kate," presumably Edmonds J. Howard's sister Kate Isabella Howard Baird. The notes for another photograph (ULPA 1986.90.2204) identify the older child as "Lucy," who is...
According to the photographer's notes, this is "Aunt Marg" sitting in a chair in front of the fountain on the lawn of the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana.
An African-American woman wearing a long dress and head scarf sits at a table on a porch, writing. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is propped up on the table. In her 1940 book 'The Sun Shines Bright,' Thomas recalls that Aunt Charity had been hired...
An African-American woman wearing a long dress and head scarf sits at a table on a porch, writing. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln is propped up on the table. In her 1940 book 'The Sun Shines Bright,' Thomas recalls that Aunt Charity had been hired...
An old woman wearing a flowered dress and hat stands on a mountain road holding her purse. Two horses, two houses, and the mountains are visible in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Women; Boys; Girls; Fences; Costumes--United States
Aunt Alice Williams sits in a yard next to Esther (possibly Esther Naomi Gullett), wearing a calico dress and bonnet, and Little Babe Caldwell, wearing suspenders and a plaid shirt.
Aunt Alice Williams sits playing concertina while two little girls (possibly from the Gullett family) wearing calico dresses stand on either side of her. Title supplied by cataloger.
Aunt Betty Thomas (an elderly African-American woman) sits on the steps of a frame house holding on her lap a boy wearing shorts. Another young boys in shorts sits on the steps, and a young girl wearing a white dress stands beside them. Title...
Aunt Betty Thomas (an elderly African-American woman) sits on the steps of a frame house holding on her lap a girl wearing a white dress. A young boy sits beside them. Title supplied by cataloger.
Aunt Betty Thomas (an elderly African-American woman) sits on the steps with holding on her lap a girl wearing a white dress. Two young boys sit beside them. Title supplied by cataloger.
Aunt Betty Thomas (an elderly African-American woman) stands on the porch of a raised frame house. The porch is filled with objects such as wash tubs, baskets, shelves, and laundry. Title supplied by cataloger.
Aunt Hanner Church, wearing a long polka-dot dress and shawl, stands outside a log cabin. She leans against a chair, holding a broom, with a woven basket and a cat at her feet. The wash block and tub are behind her, in front of the picket fence.
