UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association)
Artist
Radcliffe Bailey
(American, 1968 - 2023)
Publisher
Paulson Press
(American, founded 1996)
Date2003
MediumAquatint, etching, chine collé, and velvet on paper
DimensionsImage: 20 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches (53.02 x 40.01 cm)
Sheet: 30 x 22 1/4 inches (76.2 x 56.52 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 1/8 inches (101.6 x 76.53 cm)
Sheet: 30 x 22 1/4 inches (76.2 x 56.52 cm)
Mat: 40 x 30 1/8 inches (101.6 x 76.53 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Print Society
Object number2006.2
Signedbottom margin, l.r., pencil: "16/20 Radcliffe Bailey 03"
Markingsprinter's chop, l.r.
Edition/State/Proof16/20
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionOn dark gray ground, black letters UNIA overlaying white swirls above star containing photograph of crowd of black people, black velvet strip below. Velvet rectangles along left side: green, red, and black, top to bottom. Right side, printed areas of color, some crossing arcs of circles. Grid of white lines, center bottom.Gallery LabelRadcliffe Bailey's print UNIA celebrates the Universal Negro Improvement Association founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey. Here, we see a group of people of African origin framed inside a star. The star highlights the UNIA goal to uplift those of African ancestry by respecting the rights of all people throughout the world. The etching brings together Bailey's interest in social content, abstraction and history in a beautifully constructed visual poem.
Copyright© Radcliffe Bailey
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