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Family Portrait by Maggie Thompson
Maggie Thompson (1990) is a Native American textile artist and designer from the Fond du Lac Ojibwe with a focus on "knitwear and tapestry". Her work focuses on her heritage and identity and also addresses cultural appropriation and Native authenticity. In "Family Portrait," Thompson deals with the highly problematic matter of "blood quantum," a method by which tribes, and the federal government, determine "how Indian" a person is, and what benefits they can access. -
Miss Everything by Amy Sherald
Amy Sherald (August 1973) is an American painter. She works mostly as a portraitist depicting African Americans in everyday settings. Her style is simplified realism, involving staged photographs of her subjects. Since 2012, her work has used grisaille to portray skin tones, a choice she describes as intended to challenge conventions about skin color and race. In the painting the simplicity of her holding a cup of tea speak volumes. You can be what you want no matter the skin color.