I Know Why the Caged Bird Beats His Wings

Copied Bisa Butler, I Know Why the Caged Bird Beats His Wings, 2012, commercial cotton fabric, rayon, linen, chiffon, batik fabric, cotton batting, acrylic paint, and polyester fabric, 49 × 47 1⁄4 in. (124.5 × 120.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2023.40.5

Artwork Details

Title
I Know Why the Caged Bird Beats His Wings
Artist
Date
2012
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
49 × 47 1⁄4 in. (124.5 × 120.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur S. Bresler
Mediums
Mediums Description
commercial cotton fabric, rayon, linen, chiffon, batik fabric, cotton batting, acrylic paint, and polyester fabric
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — writer — poet
  • African American
  • Portrait male — Dunbar, Paul Laurence
  • Animal — bird
Object Number
2023.40.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2023.40.5