Family Portrait, Maggie Thompson, 2012, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Art of Africa and the Americas
a: "dad": rectangular textile with back ground; 8 horizontal rectangular shapes, top two are white, bottom six are red; gold warp b: "me": rectangular textile with back ground; 8 horizontal rectangular shapes, top five are white, bottom three are red; gold warp c: "mom": rectangular textile with back ground; 8 horizontal rectangular shapes, all are white; gold warp Family Portrait represents blood quantum, the percentage of Indian blood, of my parents and myself. My dad is mostly Native American and my mom is Irish and German. Even though I am mostly “white” I still identify myself as being Native American, but why' In this piece I am exploring and questioning ideas and systems of “authenticity.” —Maggie Thompson Size: 36 × 72 in. (91.44 × 182.88 cm) (object part, a) 36 × 72 in. (91.44 × 182.88 cm) (object part, b) 36 × 72 in. (91.44 × 182.88 cm) (object part, c) Medium: Rayon, wool, dye
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