Black Bottom Stomp

Artist Alison Saar (American, born 1956)

Publisher Tandem Press (founded 1987)

Date2017

MediumWoodcut and linoleum cut on indigo dyed vintage quilt pieces

Dimensions17 13/16 x 11 9/16 in. (45.3 x 29.3 cm)

Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Legler Benbough Student Acquisition Fund by Ana Aguilar Gonzalez, Amelia Leahy, Elizabeth Nguyen, and Blythe ter Kuile

CultureAmerican

MarkingsEdition number next to signature, bottom right; Two marks on verso, publisher's chop on bottom center and registration number on bottom right

Object numberPC2022.06.01

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionA nude black woman is the center of the image, filling the frame from top to bottom with her body in motion; she stands under a bright full moon, steeped in a body of water that reaches above her knees; her right arm is raised as she looks to her left, posed as if dancing; the water under her is rippling, radiating outward from her body

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