Emma Amos
American · 1937–2020 · Painter, Printmaker
Emma Amos was a postmodern African-American painter and printmaker. Amos became associated with other important African American artists early in her career through the… (Wikipedia)
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Dream GirlClarke Auction Gallery · $4,600≈ £3,367≈ €3,870Sign up to see
X ManBonhams · $4,096≈ £3,059≈ €3,569Sign up to see
Mother & ChildJames D. Julia · $2,415≈ £1,214≈ €1,624Sign up to see
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Emma Amos was a postmodern African-American painter and printmaker. Amos became associated with other important African American artists early in her career through the artists' collective Spiral, whose members had been part of the Harlem Renaissance and Works Progress Administration. During the 1970s, Amos thrived as a weaver in the Feminist Art Movement after weaving and the use of fabric art spread throughout the movement. Amos designed the memorial for civil rights leader and activist, Ralph Abernathy, located in Atlanta, Georgia.
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feminist artPostmodernismcontemporary art
Also known as Amos, Emma, 1938-2020, Emma Amos Levine, Emma Veoria Amos, George and Gilbert, Gilbert & George, John Deakin, Kerry James Marshall, Kerry Marshall
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