Emma Amos

© Emma Amos. VAGA for ARS, New York, NY. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. No…
Emma Amos
© Emma Amos. VAGA for ARS, New York, NY. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.
Art © Emma Amos/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Emma Amos

American painter, 1937–2020
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BiographyEmma Amos was a self-defined “colorist,” referencing the political implications of color in her paintings and prints. Identity is based on an earlier self-portrait in which the artist has created a two-tone complexion. Though a past member of the short-lived but important African American artist collective, Spiral, Amos has consistently challenged limitations of subject matter based on her race and gender.
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