Image

Kennedi Carter

Untitled

Description

Maker

Kennedi Carter (American, b.1998)

Title

Untitled

Year

2020

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 50.6 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed and signed in ink "1/10 K Carter" on recto UL

Identification

Edition

1/10

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Maria and Witt Barlow

Object Number

2020.42

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Any distance between us
Jul 17, 2021 – Mar 13, 2022

Label copy

“Seeing yourself can make a huge difference, because when you are trying to imagine the things you want to be, seeing someone else doing it can be very empowering. I just think when I make my work I want to show different possibilities. I like telling Black stories and finding the ones that are often either underrepresented or ignored or that were left out. I think that’s what I aim to do with my work.”

-Kennedi Carter, 2021

In Carter’s self-portrait, her father shaves her head with electric clippers. The work not only underscores the central role that hair plays in African American culture but also highlights this important relationship in the artist’s life.

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Kennedi Carter (American, b.1998)
Untitled, 2020
Inkjet print on paper
Sheet: 50.6 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of Maria and Witt Barlow 2020.42

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