Currently not on view
Crown,
2002
More Context
Special Exhibition
<p>Amos has said, "For me, a woman artist, to walk into the studio is a political act." The only female member of the 1960s black artists’ collective Spiral, Amos has addressed issues of racism, black culture, and feminism in paintings, prints, and textiles. In this investigation of hair as a corporeal sign of black female identity—the phrase "your hair is your crown" is suggested by the title—Amos weaves every tendril and strand into a richly textured abstraction. </p>
Information
2002
North America, United States
Share your feedback with us
The Museum regularly researches its objects and their collecting histories, updating its records to reflect new information. We also strive to catalogue works of art using language that is consistent with how people, subjects, artists, and cultures describe themselves. As this effort is ongoing, the Museum’s records may be incomplete or contain terms that are no longer acceptable. We welcome your feedback, questions, and additional information that you feel may be useful to us. Email us at collectionsinfo@princeton.edu.
Related Objects
Vessel shaped like a bottle in a jar
,
ca. 1200 B.C.
L.1989.74
The Sea [Rose Pastor Stokes, Caritas Island, Connecticut]
,
1909, printed after 1917
Clarence H. White
x1983-496
Shebop
,
2019
Alison Saar Mullowney Printing
2022-30.5
Landscape in the Manner of Old Masters
,
undated
Fan Tseng-hsiang Luo Ping 羅聘
y1958-50 a
Pestle with owl head
,
A.D. 1200–1500
2018-160
