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Title	The Perception of Presence.
Creator	Byard, Carole (American artist, born 1941)
Date	1992
Cultural Context	American African-American North American
Style/Period	Contemporary
Subject	Mixed media Men Discrimination Race discrimination Racism Prejudice Cultural relations Social classes Social aspects Interpersonal relations Fear
Description	Earth, linen cloth, and wood, and recorded interviews; “ ‘My godson’s experience stimulated this piece. He’s grown up in Greenwich Village and one evening while out with his friends the police swooped down upon them. They were thrown against a fence, shoved and terrorized. Something that had happened in the subway. Talking with my godson, he told me, “the taller I get the more people become afraid of me. Why do women clutch their bags… they know me… they know my mother.” ’ ’’ (caption, p.85)
Material	Earth Linen (material) Cloth Textiles Wood (plant material) Mixed media
Technique	Sculpting
Work Type	Installations (visual works) Mixed media Sculpture Statues
Source	Britton, Crystal A. African American Art: The Long Struggle. New York: Smithmark, 1996. (p.85)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Britton courtesy: the artist.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 1841-13.jpg
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