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Artist |
Harvey, Bessie |
Title |
First Washing Machine (Monday) |
Medium |
sculpture / mixed media |
Date |
1986 |
Description |
Bessie Harvey (Dallas, Georgia 1929-1994 Alcoa, Tennessee) First Washing Machine (Monday), 1986 Painted wood, putty, aluminum, beads, wire, cloth 11 x 15 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2024 purchase with funds provided by KMA Collectors Circle Bessie Harvey is considered one of the Southeast's most respected self-taught artists. Here, Harvey captures in concise form one of countless weekly routines that were part of life for her and many other African Americans living in the rural South. The work stems from Harvey's self-titled "Africa in America" series in which she gave sculptural form to the suffering and perseverance of African Americans. It was featured in the KMA's 1997 retrospective Bessie Harvey: Awakening the Spirits. |
Catalog Number |
2024.05.01 |
Credit line |
2024 purchase with funds provided by KMA Collectors Circle |