Women of the Antebellum Artwork

Women of the Antebellum: Antebellum means a time before war, more specifically the time before the Civil War in the United States. Women of the Antebellum: is an investigation into the stories of Black Women throughout the African Diaspora. Many of the themes surrounding my portraiture challenge people's perception of what civil unrest and or a civil war looks like. The “Women of the Antebellum'' advocated for the equal rights and liberation of people throughout the Diaspora. This evolving body of work has two origins, the first being a research project where I wanted to learn more about the contributions towards the African Diaspora by Women. The second being a personal investigation into motherhood. My goal for this series is to challenge people's perception of the Black Woman and the role they have served throughout history, but most importantly how their stories challenge people to continue their work. As a mother myself who curates conversations around race, history and privilege, it was important for me to work through the motions of the maternal role Black Women played in leading revolutions. As an interdisciplinary artist and educator, I am always finding ways to empower students to make connections between art, science, math, history and english. As a high school student myself, not seeing and understanding how representation worked and what it looked like really had me in a creative choke hold. It was not until I had the opportunity to do my own research where I learned there were so many positive stories of black liberation by women. Some of these women raised or married men who became historic leaders globally, others are grooming younger generations with the power to think creatively and to define their own stories. I first created this series as a drawing challenge for myself, spending 4-5 hours a day drawing a portrait of women I never heard of before.

Digital:Digital on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 36 H x 0.1 D in

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