Provenance: Ex-collection the artist; The New Museum, New York, with the label on the frame back; private New York collection.
Painter, sculptor, installation and video artist Howardena Pindell was one of a small number of African-American women artists in the 1960s who was able to both study and work in elite cultural institutions. With an M.F.A. degree in 1967 from Yale University, she accepted a curatorial position at the Museum of Modern Art, which she held until a career-altering car accident in 1979. At MOMA, she rose from exhibition assistant to associate curator.
In her work as an artist and an art historian, Pindell presents the difficult dilemmas of issues including racism, sexism, AIDS, and genocide. Her awards include a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts (1972-73), the Distinguished Body of Work award from the College Art Association (1990), and the Studio Museum in Harlem Artist Award (1994). Her work has been featured in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and in Europe.
