Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black..."

Adrian Piper

born 1948

Calling card, "Dear Friend, I am Black...", circa 2001

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: wove paper; offset lithograph; carrd stock

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 52 x 90 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 2 1/16 x 3 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 11 in

Credit line: Gift of Andrea S. Norris

Accession number: 2002.0048

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Brosseau Center for Learning: In Conversation with the 2016 KU Common Book

“But by now I am accustomed to intelligent people asking about the condition of my body without realizing the nature of their request.” ("Between the World and Me," p. 5)

Exhibition Label: "Printed Art and Social Radicalism," Jun-2002, Stephen Goddard Most of Piper's work has been in the area of performance art and photography, media she uses to explore issues of identity. Piper, a light-skinned African-American woman, had these cards printed to offer to individuals who made assumptions about her identity. One was given to individuals who, assuming she was white, did not hesitate to make racist remarks about Blacks in her presence. The other card was to be given to individuals who assumed that she was sexually available because she was unaccompanied.