Melanie Baker American, b. 1955
The Reckoning, 2020
hand-colored inkjet print with colored pencil
8 1/2 x 11 inches
21.6 x 27.9 cm
21.6 x 27.9 cm
Variable edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
CT-7211
Copyright The Artist
$ 500.00
The Reckoning is based on a photograph of 17th US President Andrew Johnson, a divisive president who was almost impeached and helped preserve racist policies in the south. Baker was...
The Reckoning is based on a photograph of 17th US President Andrew Johnson, a divisive president who was almost impeached and helped preserve racist policies in the south. Baker was inspired to revisit this moment in history by the BLM protests in 2020, as well as the horrific separation of families in US detention centers.