Will You Forget Me?

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a self-portrait created by Emma Amos. In the portrait, Amos is an adult woman falling from the sky while holding over her head a large painted representation of a black-and-white photograph of her mother, India, positioned seated on steps wearing a white dress and facing forward. The source photograph was taken when India was a 21 year old college student. Amos falling is represented in motion with hair flowing upwards and dress blowing in wind. Her facial expression includes wide eyes with mouth opened as if startled. In the background are sweeping clouds with streaks of yellow paint in the sky. The sky is visible behind the clouds and is represented with various shades of blue paint. Along all four edges is a border made of padded African fabric.

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