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Mickalene Thomas
The Inversion of Racquel2021

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Mixed-media portrait of a reclining woman in an olive velvet robe with rhinestone necklaces against a fragmented collage background of bold geometric color fields
Mixed-media portrait of a woman with voluminous dark locs, wearing a green velvet robe with gold trim and layered rhinestone jewelry, set against a patchwork background of bold geometric color blocks in green, orange, blue, and gray.
Artist or Maker
Mickalene Thomas
United States, New Jersey, Camden, born 1971
Title
The Inversion of Racquel
Date Made
2021
Medium
Rhinestones, acrylic and oil paint on canvas mounted on wood panel
Dimensions
96 × 72 in. (243.84 × 182.88 cm)
Credit Line
Commissioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with funds provided by an anonymous donor
Accession Number
M.2021.126
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, editors. Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2023.