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Rodney King's Head Was Squashed Like a Watermelon
Joyce J. Scott, American, born 1948
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1991Medium:
Beads, threadDimensions:
5 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 9 inches (14 × 31.8 × 22.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1995-81-3Credit Line:
Purchased with funds contributed by The Women’s Committee and the Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1995
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1991Medium:
Beads, threadDimensions:
5 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 9 inches (14 × 31.8 × 22.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1995-81-3Credit Line:
Purchased with funds contributed by The Women’s Committee and the Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1995
Label:
African American artist Joyce Scott is famous for her innovative use of the traditional techniques of beadwork. The jewelry and larger sculptures that she makes draw upon contemporary issues for their subject matter. The title refers to Rodney King, who, in a video-taped arrest, was beaten by Los Angeles police in 1991, inciting days of rioting in that city.
African American artist Joyce Scott is famous for her innovative use of the traditional techniques of beadwork. The jewelry and larger sculptures that she makes draw upon contemporary issues for their subject matter. The title refers to Rodney King, who, in a video-taped arrest, was beaten by Los Angeles police in 1991, inciting days of rioting in that city.