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Calvin Burnett

Sojourner Truth

Description

Maker

Calvin Burnett (American, b.1921)

Title

Sojourner Truth

Year

1964

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph, woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 76.2 x 55.9 cm (30 x 22 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On recto, in pencil, in LL corner, "Calvin Burnett", "Sojourner Truth", and "7/15".On second sheet:In UL, "b. 1929", in UR, "I'll keep you scratchin'".

Signature: signed

Marks: Circular bird stamp, LL, 2.5cm x 2.5cm ( 1" x 1")

Identification

Edition

7/15

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2001.22.4

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 14: Shadows

The RISD Museum’s fourteenth issue of Manual shines a light on the shadow, centering the black body as a site of possibility, liberatory self-awareness, radical non-conformity, and joyful defiance. This issue serves as a companion to the exhibition Defying the Shadow.

Manual 14: Shadows opens with an excerpt on the shadow from W. E. B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk, followed by an introduction by Dr. Anita N. Bateman, who elucidates: “Operating in the shadow comes with a legacy of resistance, both in spiritual and ideological forms.”

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Defying the Shadow
Dec 01, 2020 – Dec 18, 2021

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Calvin Burnett (American, b.1921)
Sojourner Truth, 1964
Lithograph and woodcut
Sheet: 76.2 x 55.9 cm (30 x 22 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2001.22.4

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