Stars and Stripes
- Title:
- Stars and Stripes
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Inequality and legacies of discrimination
- Creator:
- Amos, Emma
- Creation Date:
- 1992
- ID Number:
- 2001
- File Name:
- 2001.022.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- mixed media
- Subject:
- American Dream
Great Depression in the American South
Racial discrimination and inequity - Measurement:
- 39.4 x 52.7 (Overall) (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- Artwork references the American flag, with red stripes of oil on paper and a blue-toned photographic image of a group of Black children standing outside on a city street, where the stars of the flag would ordinarily be. The image, by George Shivery, was reproduced by photo laser transfer. Streaks of red and white paint form an "x" over the red stripes at the center of the flag.
- Notes:
- Edition 4/4
- Cite As:
- Emma Amos (American, 1938-2020), Stars and Stripes, 1992. Oil on paper with photo laser transfer, 39.4 x 52.7 cm. Gift of Sylvan Cole, Jr., Class of 1939, 2001.022.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The copyright status and copyright owners of most of the images in the Mellon Teaching Sets Collection are unknown. Whenever possible, information on current rights owners is included with the image. Digitization took place at varied times from items held at Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in service of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Cornell is providing access to low-resolution, non-downloadable versions of the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial research and educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. For more information about these volumes, please contact the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at museum@cornell.edu. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.