Welcome back to The Current Corner!

In the first episodes of the year, The Current Collaborative Committee will share their thoughts and perspectives on some of TAM’s recent, exciting acquisitions of work by Black artists.

In this episode, Collaborative Committee member Ashley Marshall is discussing Carrie Mae Weems’ Not Manet’s Type.

“Being able to see myself reflected into a work of art is refreshing and makes me reflect on how much of the male gaze has affected my impression and expectations for myself.”

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Carrie Mae Weems (born Portland, Oregon, 1953)
Not Manet’s Type, 2001
Offset photolithograph Photograph
Gift of John J. O’Leary