Hollywood Africans - 1940.
Title
Hollywood Africans - 1940 .
Creator
Basquiat, Jean-Michel (American painter and sculptor, 1960-1988)
Date
1983
Cultural Context
American African-American North American
Style/Period
Contemporary
Subject
Graffiti Men Self-portraits Portraits Artists Sculptors Hairstyles Heads (Anatomy) Faces Hands Hats Footprints Stars
Description
Acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas ; “Basquiat emerged as an artist in the 1980s , when the cultural mix included drugs , on which he eventually overdosed , hip hop , rap , and graffiti . His works , compact with codes that expose the nature of power relationships in and outside of the art world , challenge the social order and express his concerns regarding racism , and historical and cultural genocide.” (caption , p.16)
People Pictured
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988
Material
Acrylic paint Paint Oil sticks Oil paint (pigmented coating) Canvas Acrylic on canvas Oil on canvas
Measurements
84 x 84 in (213.4 x 213.4 cm)
Technique
Painting (image-making) Acrylic painting (technique) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription
HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS © [crossed through with line] / HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS [several times, some crossed through] / WHAT IS BWANA? [crossed out with "x"] / MOVIE STAR FOOTPRINTS © / POP CORN / SUGAR CANE / TOXIC / TOBACCO / TAX FREE [enclosed in square] / SUGAR CANE INC © / HERO.ISM [underlined twice] 22 60 [underline/slash] 12 / SELF PORTRAIT AS A HEEL #3 / PAW [twice] / 200 YEN [in pink with crown(?) on top] / 200 YEN [in black box outlined in white] / 200 YEN [underneath the above] / ZEE / 101 AMIN. / HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS FROM TH FROM THE NINETEEN FORTIES [with FROM TH and NINETEEN F crossed through with line] / SEVEN STARS [circled with 6 stars beneath] / G / GANGSTERISM. / NEW [partially scribbled through and outlined with starburst pattern]
Work Type
Paintings Oil paintings Acrylic paintings
Repository
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, New York)
Source
Britton, Crystal A. African American Art: The Long Struggle. New York: Smithmark, 1996. (p.17)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Britton courtesy: Photograph by Bill Jacobson Studio, New York. Gift of Douglas S. Cramer. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 700-32.jpg
Rating
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