1851 & Still Warned
1851 & Still Warned
Silkscreen on archival paper
14.5” x 11 “ unframed
2017
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Abolitionists began their focus to end slavery. They created petitions, boycotted products, held meetings and conferences, along with printed mounds of literature. By 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act, allowed authorized agents to “pursue and reclaim” people who had escaped from enslavement. This text based work incorporates the concept of an abolitionist notification poster. A caution sign that danger is near.
This silkscreen work was created during a 2017 residency and was created alongside a collection of limited edition prints. Edition 5 of 5.
1851 & Still Warned
Silkscreen on archival paper
14.5” x 11 “ unframed
2017
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Abolitionists began their focus to end slavery. They created petitions, boycotted products, held meetings and conferences, along with printed mounds of literature. By 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act, allowed authorized agents to “pursue and reclaim” people who had escaped from enslavement. This text based work incorporates the concept of an abolitionist notification poster. A caution sign that danger is near.
This silkscreen work was created during a 2017 residency and was created alongside a collection of limited edition prints. Edition 5 of 5.
1851 & Still Warned
Silkscreen on archival paper
14.5” x 11 “ unframed
2017
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Abolitionists began their focus to end slavery. They created petitions, boycotted products, held meetings and conferences, along with printed mounds of literature. By 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act, allowed authorized agents to “pursue and reclaim” people who had escaped from enslavement. This text based work incorporates the concept of an abolitionist notification poster. A caution sign that danger is near.
This silkscreen work was created during a 2017 residency and was created alongside a collection of limited edition prints. Edition 5 of 5.