Brier Patch Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A serigraph relief print depicting featuring a chine collé print of a nude female figure in the midst of dark red thorny vines. The figure of the woman is a white, chine collé print with dark lines traversing her body. Her left foot is turned slightly to the right. Her left hand cradles her right breast, while her right hand rests on her lower abdomen.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2014
• Created by: Alison Saar, American, born 1956
• Printed by: Curlee Raven Holton, American, born 1951
• Type: relief prints
• Type: screen prints
• Type: chine appliqué prints
• Medium: ink and mixed media on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 38 1/2 × 23 13/16 in. (97.8 × 60.5 cm)
• Place printed: Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2019.73.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Curlee Raven Holton of Raven Fine Art Editions
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Alison Saar Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.