Photo of collection object Crisscrossing
Deborah Roberts. Crisscrossing, 2018. Mixed media on paper (paper, acrylic paint, colored pencil and graphite), 50 × 38 1/2 in. (127 × 97.8 cm) frame: 55 1/8 × 43 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (140 × 109.5 × 6.4 cm). William K. Jacobs, Jr., Fund, 2018.12. © artist or artist's estate.

Crisscrossing

2018

Deborah Roberts

American, born 1962

Contemporary Art

In this collage, Deborah Roberts constructs the figure of a young Black girl, a pair of clasped hands extending sideways from her patterned blouse and skirt. The fragmented image challenges ideas of beauty, race, and the body and encourages viewers to reconsider the often-reductive ways they see Black youth characterized and represented. Roberts’s work insists upon the complexities of childhood, moving away from stereotypes and societal expectations and toward more expansive understandings of identity.
Maker/Artist
Deborah Roberts
Classification
Work on Paper
Formatted Medium
Mixed media on paper (paper, acrylic paint, colored pencil and graphite)
Dimensions
50 × 38 1/2 in. (127 × 97.8 cm) frame: 55 1/8 × 43 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (140 × 109.5 × 6.4 cm)
Departments
Contemporary Art
Accession Number
2018.12
Credit Line
William K. Jacobs, Jr., Fund
Rights Statement
© artist or artist's estate
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