Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires
Artist
Mickalene Thomas
American, born 1971
Date2011
MediumRhinestones, acrylic paint, and oil enamel on wood panel
DimensionsOverall: 108 x 144 in. (274.3 x 365.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number2011.10/a-b
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesLisa Melandri, ed., Mickalene Thomas: Origin of the Universe (exhibition catalogue) (Santa Monica: Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2012), illus. (color) 54, pl. 10 (catalogue only, not in exhibition).
Jonell Logan, “This is the REMIX,” in REMIX: Themes and Variations in African-American Art (exhibition catalogue), discussed 27, illus. (color) 26, also illus. (color) 74.
Victoria Scott-Miller, The Museum Lives in Me (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2022), illus 12, 31 (artist's illustrations).
Mickalene Thomas, Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Kristian Conteras, Mickalene Thomas: All About Love (exhibition catalogue) (London: Hayward Gallery Publishing, 2024) illus (color) 76.
Exhibition HistoryColumbia, SC, Columbia Museum of Art, “REMIX: Themes and Variations in African-American Art,” February 5–May 3, 2016, discussed 27, illus. (color) 26, and 74.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–April 2, 2024.
Los Angeles, CA, The Broad, "Mickalene Thomas: All About Love," May 25–September 29, 2024; The Barnes Foundation: October 20, 2024-January 12, 2025.
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," February 18, 2025-present. Object Rights Statement
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