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Samuel DunsonWELFARE2022
2022
About the Item
In WELFARE, Samuel Dunson creates a work that encompasses generations, drawing upon the symbolism of his personal history and political beliefs to express the life-giving benefits of family. Working upon a hand-sewn canvas of repurposed fabric, evocative of the patterns of the kitchen, he paints a close-up of his mother’s hands calmly overlapping within a flowing, milklike triangle. These hands are painted in colors both warm and cool, situated above 4 vinyl printed images of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar, and a reference to the year “1935,” when the first government welfare program began. A bullseye at the bottom of the painting invites the viewer further into this surplus of symbols, simultaneously giving the painting an implicitly iconographic feel. Through combining these symbolic forms together in this way, Dunson can speak proudly of the American family, in a voice which is both political and personal.
WELFARE is a work of acrylic, oil, vinyl, yarn, and glitter, united on a handmade cushion
WELFARE was included in Samuel Dunson’s September 2022 solo show at Channel to Channel.
- Creator:Samuel Dunson (American)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 46 in (116.84 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Signal Mountain, TN
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU985110875102
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