What's Happening with Momma?

What's Happening with Momma?

Artists' Books--New York (State)--Rosendale--Specimens

Paper Work--Specimens

African American art--20th century

Artists' Books--Alabama--Specimens

Sligh, Clarissa T.--Family

Capturing the memory of a younger sister being born, Sligh wanted something that would harmonize with the repetitive, rhythmic fragments of Baptist preachers, gospel singers, and R&B singers. Inspired by a book artist Susan Share, Sligh built a multiple accordion structure that would allow the viewer to interact with the work while keeping the story in a protected space. The form represents various views of one house, with the text acting like a front stairway.

Inscription: Signed by artist in pencil on back cover and numbered.

Colophon reads: Printed at Women's Studio Workshop and funded in part by the artist-in-residence grant from the New York State Council of the Arts.

Edition 147:150

Sligh, Clarissa T.

Self-published

Rosendale, NY

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Materials/Printing: cardboard sheet.

Structure/Folds: accordion fold structure and pages. Issued in a clear plastic box.

Dimensions: 8 unnumbered pages; 30 x 18 x 3 cm (closed), 30 x 111 x 1 cm (open)

artists' books (books)

Twentieth century (dates CE)

1988

The original object was photographed with a NIKON D300 digital camera at 300 ppi as a JPEG file format. The JPEG file was then modified in Adobe Photoshop.

Photographer Marie A. Andrews

6 total views: front view, back view, interior view