mother and children, Edith Stephane

Artwork Overview

mother and children, circa 1970
Where object was made: Haiti
Material/technique: paint; hardboard
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 25.5 x 41 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 10 1/16 x 16 1/8 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 0 1/2 in
Credit line: Mary Lou Vansant Hughes Collection
Accession number: 2011.0330
On display: Michaelis Gallery

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Label texts

Empowerment

This painting suggests multiple generations and ideas of community. The figures could be a mother and children. Or perhaps the work evokes the Créole phrase “Vwazinaj se fanmi” meaning “neighbors are family.”

Empowerment

This painting suggests multiple generations and ideas of community. The figures could be a mother and children. Or perhaps the work evokes the Créole phrase: "Vwazinaj se fanmi" meaning “neighbors are family.”

Exhibitions

Sean Barker, curator
Amanda Martin-Hamon, curator
2007
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027
Susan Earle, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
Kristina Walker, curator
Angela Watts, curator
2022–2027