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Paul Brooks DavisBread and Roses, 19781978
1978
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Inspired by a banner carried by young female textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusettes, James Oppenheim penned the 1912 poem “Bread and Roses”. The banner read, "We want bread and roses, too," affirming the biblical adage, "Man does not live by bread alone." In the 1970s the poem found new life as a song set to music by Mimi Farina and recorded by Judy Collins. New York's District 1199 of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees adopted the theme as a way to celebrate the arts and humanities, still an annual event. With more than 70% of the district membership's being black or Hispanic, and almost 85% women, Davis chose an unidentified beautiful young black woman as his model. His painting of her, garlanded with wheat stalks and roses, became an icon of the period.
Offer lithograph; 30x45 inches.
Minor signs of handling; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition.
Unsigned from an edition of unknown.
Vintage original work from the period.
- Creator:Paul Brooks Davis (1938)
- Creation Year:1978
- Dimensions:Height: 45 in (114.3 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:NEW YORK, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU35439672732
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