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To: MICKALENE THOMAS <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: MICKALENE THOMAS wrote on the message board: > Mickalene Thomas first began to photograph herself and her mother as a > student at Yale—a pivotal experience for her as an artist. With each > new series, she grapples with and asserts new definitions of beauty > and inspiration. Thomas’s portraits draw equally from 1970s > black-is-beautiful images of women such as supermodel Beverly Johnson > and actress Vonetta McGee; Édouard Manet’s odalisque figures; and > the mise-en-scène studio portraiture of James Van Der Zee and Malick > Sidibé, to mention a few. Perhaps of greatest importance, however, > Thomas’ collection of portraits and staged scenes reflects a very > personal community of inspiration as well—a collection of muses that > includes Thomas herself, her mother, and her friends and lovers, > emphasizing the communal and social aspects of art-making and > creativity that pervade her work. > > http://mickalenethomas.com/ Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message