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Stephen Scott Young
Miss Ruby's: Daufuskie Island

2005

About the Item

Signed at lower left: SSYoung Inscribed at lower right: Daufuskie Island The artistʼs inscription on the verso side of this work reads: Miss Rubyʼs farm on the Gullah Island of Daufuskie. An ancient sense of being in a place that is separate from the real world. Time is still. Situated off the coast of South Carolina, the five-mile long Daufuskie Island has for many years been home to a population of slave descendants known as the Gullah. Because the island is relatively isolated and accessible only by ferry, the Gullah culture (reflecting strong Central and West African influences) and language (an English-based creole language with African roots) and culture have flourished there. Exhibitions: Christie's New York, Freedom: The Art of Stephen Scott Young, May 14 - June 11, 2012 Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, South Carolina, Stephen Scott Young: I'll Be Your Witness, August 8 - December 30, 2012
  • Creator:
    Stephen Scott Young (1957, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2005
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU913681262
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