Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1
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Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 is a vibrant, rhinestone-studded portrait painting by contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas that explores Black female beauty, identity, and representation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 Context triple: [Mickalene Thomas, notableWork, Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1]
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Asiento de Negros
Asiento de Negros was a Spanish Crown-granted monopoly contract that allowed designated traders, notably the British South Sea Company, to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, becoming a major source of international tension in the 18th century.
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The Beautyful Ones
The Beautyful Ones is a celebrated mixed-media painting by Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby that intricately layers personal, cultural, and historical imagery to explore contemporary Nigerian identity and diasporic experience.
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La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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Les Orientales
Les Orientales is a collection of romantic and exotic-themed poems by Victor Hugo, first published in 1829 and inspired by the Greek War of Independence and the allure of the East.
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E.
"La Belle Zoraïde"
"La Belle Zoraïde" is a short story by Kate Chopin that explores themes of love, race, and maternal loss in Creole New Orleans society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 Target entity description: Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 is a vibrant, rhinestone-studded portrait painting by contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas that explores Black female beauty, identity, and representation.
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A.
Asiento de Negros
Asiento de Negros was a Spanish Crown-granted monopoly contract that allowed designated traders, notably the British South Sea Company, to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, becoming a major source of international tension in the 18th century.
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B.
The Beautyful Ones
The Beautyful Ones is a celebrated mixed-media painting by Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby that intricately layers personal, cultural, and historical imagery to explore contemporary Nigerian identity and diasporic experience.
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C.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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D.
Les Orientales
Les Orientales is a collection of romantic and exotic-themed poems by Victor Hugo, first published in 1829 and inspired by the Greek War of Independence and the allure of the East.
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E.
"La Belle Zoraïde"
"La Belle Zoraïde" is a short story by Kate Chopin that explores themes of love, race, and maternal loss in Creole New Orleans society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| addresses |
art historical representation of Black women
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empowerment of Black women ⓘ objectification of Black female bodies ⓘ stereotypes of Black women ⓘ |
| aestheticStyle |
decorative
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glamorous ⓘ ornate ⓘ pattern-heavy ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
critique of colonial-era depictions of Black women
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dialogue with Western portraiture ⓘ dialogue with odalisque imagery ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
high contrast palette
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vibrant colors ⓘ |
| creator | Mickalene Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorGender | woman artist ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
African American art
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Black feminist visual culture ⓘ |
| depictionFocus | self-possessed Black female subject ⓘ |
| depicts |
Black woman
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Qusuquzah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black female beauty
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Black female identity ⓘ Black female representation ⓘ beauty standards ⓘ race and gender ⓘ self-fashioning ⓘ |
| movement |
Black contemporary art
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contemporary art ⓘ feminist art ⓘ postmodern art ⓘ |
| partOf | Mickalene Thomas’s series of portraits of Black women ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByCreator | Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleFunction | provocation about race and beauty ⓘ |
| titleReferences | racialized descriptors of Black women ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
acrylic paint
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enamel ⓘ rhinestones ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
collage-like composition
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embellishment with rhinestones ⓘ patterned surfaces ⓘ |
| visualTheme |
bold patterns and textiles
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domestic interior setting ⓘ glittering surface ⓘ |
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Subject: Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 Description of subject: Qusuquzah, Une Très Belle Négresse 1 is a vibrant, rhinestone-studded portrait painting by contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas that explores Black female beauty, identity, and representation.
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