Black Women’s Wisdom: Misty Copeland
Black Women’s Wisdom (2021.60.7-.10) commemorates the contributions of four boundary-breaking Black women through their own inspirational words. These figures include Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre; attorney Jane Bolin, who became the first Black female judge in the United States; Marian Anderson, the first African American singer to perform as a member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York; and civil rights leader Amelia Boynton. Blount chose to foreground trailblazing women whose legacies continue to be overlooked in mainstream narratives of U.S. history.
Artwork Details
- Title: Black Women’s Wisdom: Misty Copeland
- Artist: Ben Blount (American, born Detroit)
- Date: 2019
- Medium: Letterpress from wood and metal type
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 × 19 in. (30.5 × 48.3 cm)
- Classification: Posters
- Credit Line: John B. Turner Fund, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.60.7
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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