Representative work by Emma Amos
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Artist

Emma Amos

1937–2020 · American

  • Antioch College
  • Central Saint Martins
  • New York University
  • Mason Gross School of the Arts

Emma Amos combined painting, printmaking and woven fabric in works about race, gender, art history and movement. The only woman and youngest member of Spiral, she later became a key figure in Black feminist art.

Painting; printmaking; textile

Major Works

  • 1992Equals
  • 1994Work Suit
  • 1994Tightrope
  • 1980s–90sFalling Figures
  • 1995Watching Eyes
  • 1995Measuring Measuring
  • 1986Lion in the Garden
  • 1990sFlags and Bodies series
  • 1990sThe Gift
  • 1990sOdyssey

Interviews & Writing

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