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DiaporamaSarah Lockett
Mixed Media- WallArt
- Contemporary Art
1997- Contemporary
129.0 x 123.0 cm
Souls Grown Deep
In this quilt-like work Lockett memorializes Sarah Lockett, his neighbor and great-grandmother, who had raised three generations of Locketts and Dials, including Thornton Dial. In 1995, as Sarah’s health began to fail, Ronald Lockett and Thornton Dial became increasingly interested in quilts. She had been a quilter, and now both men were beginning to sift through her effects. Many of her quilts, like the vast majority of African American quilts, were patternless improvisations of fabric blocks, more like quilt
ronald lockett (1965 – 1998)
Ronald Lockett (1965-1998) was a visionary American artist known for his unique blend of painting & assemblage exploring Blackness, HIV/AIDS, identity, and racial implications in art. Influenced by Thornton Dial, his work is featured in major museums
Souls Grown Deep (Atlanta, United States of America)
Explore Souls Grown Deep: A Celebration of Black Art from the American South! Discover Gee's Bend quilts, assemblage art & inspiring stories by artists like Thornton Dial & Lonnie Holley.
About this artwork
- Title: Sarah Lockett
- Artist: ronald lockett
- Year: 1997
- Original dimensions: 129.0 x 123.0 cm
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Souls Grown Deep
- Period: Contemporary
- Medium type: WallArt
- Main color: Khaki
Quick Facts
- Year: 1997
- Notable elements or techniques: Quilt-like composition, fabric blocks
- Dimensions: 129 x 123 cm
- Title: Sarah Lockett
- Artist: Ronald Lockett
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