Schoolgirl

Carolyn Crump, Schoolgirl, 2020, cotton fabric and cotton thread, overall: 10 18 × 9 12 × 3 12 in. (25.7 × 24.1 × 8.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carolyn L. Mazloomi, 2021.64.3

Artwork Details

Title
Schoolgirl
Date
2020
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 10 18 × 9 12 × 3 12 in. (25.7 × 24.1 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carolyn L. Mazloomi
Mediums
Mediums Description
cotton fabric and cotton thread
Subjects
  • Figure female
Object Number
2021.64.3

Artwork Description

“I started making my art masks to chronicle this time in my life so people could know I gave my love, talent, and my time to my community, friends and family, anybody that needed my help. I tried do what I could.” —Carolyn Crump

Carolyn Crump tells stories of African American life with her three-dimensional quilts. She is a fifth-generation quilter and member of the Women of Color Quilters Network. At the onset of COVID-19, Crump began making cloth masks for her community in Houston, Texas. After a few months, she began sewing more elaborate and nonfunctional masks, like a joyful vignette of a little girl reading under an apple tree. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, she turned to themes of resilience and social justice, including a portrait of Floyd and protest signs affirming the message Black Lives Matter.

This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (4 items)

Frank E. Cummings III, Ode to Today, 1993, ebony, 18k gold, pearls, and imperial topaz, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.7A-C
Ode to Today
Date1993
ebony, 18k gold, pearls, and imperial topaz
Not on view
Frank E. Cummings III, On the Edge Naturally, 1990, kingwood burl, 18k gold, and mother-of-pearl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 2002.66A-B
On the Edge Naturally
Date1990
kingwood burl, 18k gold, and mother-of-pearl
Not on view
Frank E. Cummings III, Lady Lace with New Shoes, 1989, black walnut, ivory, gold and onyx, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.4
Lady Lace with New Shoes
Date1989
black walnut, ivory, gold and onyx
Not on view
Carousel: Age of Awareness
Date1994
walnut, ebony, black onyx, 18K gold, pearl rubellite
Not on view