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Born in Atlanta, GA, Emma Amos (1937 – 2020) was a distinguished painter and printmaker whose art “examines the intersection of race, class, gender and privilege in both the art world and society at large.”
Image: Emma Amos, “Tightrope,” 1994.
Image: Emma Amos, “Tightrope,” 1994.
Next year, the @GMOA will present “Emma Amos: Color Odyssey,” a solo exhibition examining Ms. Amos’ work from the 1960s to the early 21st century. https://bit.ly/scmfashareseagma
“In the symbolic self-portrait “Tightrope” (1994), the artist wears a black painter’s smock over a Wonder Woman costume. Balancing on a tightrope, she holds paintbrushes in one hand and, in the other..." https://bit.ly/scmfasharednyteao
In addition to being a member of the artist collective Spiral, Emma Amos was deeply connected to the HBCU tradition. Her father attended @WilberforceU, her mother was a graduate of @Fisk1866, and she exhibited artwork at Atlanta University, currently known as @CAU.
