Bowdoin College Museum of Art - There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art

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There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art

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by Amira Oguntoyinbo ’24

Themes to Explore

Patterns of Visibility
Classical Beauty
Labor Force
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Featured Artists

Alison Saar
Alma Woodsey Thomas
Augusta Savage
Barbara Chase-Riboud
Betye Saar
Carrie Mae Weems
Deana Lawson
Edmonia Lewis
Elizabeth Catlett
Emma Amos
Faith Ringgold
Howardena Pindell
Ja'Tovia Gary
Julie Mehretu
Kara Walker
LaToya Ruby Frazier
Leslie Hewitt
Lorna Simpson
Lorraine O'Grady
Mary D'Silver
Mary Lovelace O'Neal
Mickalene Thomas
Mildred Howard
Nyeema Morgan
Paula Wilson

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