Olabisi, Noni, Artist

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Image is of a man kneeling with his hands tied above him. There are blood spots on his shirt. To the left of the image is a female figure. The background is red. The foreground is an open book with the scripture of Lebiticus, Chapter 26 and a hand gun resting on top of it. "The physical, cultural, and spiritual survival of the African diaspora is embodied in the visually dominating fertility figure from Ghana, even as slavery was grounded in an institutionalized, Eurocentric version of Christianity"--Maestras Atelier XXXIII 1999.Atelier 33; silkscreen; I-size: 26 1/2" x 19 1/4"; P-size: 30 1/4"x 22"; Ed# : 4/58, 6/58; Signed;, Inscription in pencil below image area reads: "4/58, King James Version, Noni Olabisi 1999."COPYRIGHT WARNING The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The Artist of any work retains all rights to that work. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to...

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