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Sculpture
Nam
Melvin Edwards, 1937 -
Edwards, Melvin
United States
1937
Male
Primary
14 3/16 x 15 3/8 x 7 5/16 in. (36 x 39 x 18.5 cm)
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overall
overall
Steel
Steel
1973
1973
1973
Sculpture
These sculptures are part of Melvin Edwards’ Lynch Fragments series, which symbolizes the lived experiences of Black men and women in America. Through his practice of assemblage and transformation, Edwards addresses political, cultural, and social themes through abstracted forms.
Nam and Texas Tale—made nearly twenty years apart—remain true to Edwards’ distinct vision, evoking themes of protest and resistance. Nam references the Vietnam War. The diamond form, with its dark, concealed interior, hints at the deep wounds inflicted by the war. Texas Tale alludes to the artist’s childhood in Houston, Texas, during a time of racial segregation. A combination of abstract shapes and recognizable forms suggests both agricultural tools and implements of bondage.
[Gallery label text, 2024]
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2015.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/1/2015
2015.24DI#1
digital image
11/18/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2015.24_A1.jpg
2015.24DI#2
digital image
6/10/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2015.24_I1.JPG
2015.24DI#2
digital image
11/18/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2015.24_A2.jpg
2015.24DI#3
digital image
11/18/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2015.24_A3.jpg
Sculpture
Texas Tale
Melvin Edwards, 1937 -
Edwards, Melvin
United States
1937
Male
Primary
18 x 8 5/16 x 11 5/16 in. (45.7 x 21.1 x 28.7 cm)
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overall
overall
Steel
Steel
1992
1992
1992
Sculpture
These sculptures are part of Melvin Edwards’ Lynch Fragments series, which symbolizes the lived experiences of Black men and women in America. Through his practice of assemblage and transformation, Edwards addresses political, cultural, and social themes through abstracted forms.
Nam and Texas Tale—made nearly twenty years apart—remain true to Edwards’ distinct vision, evoking themes of protest and resistance. Nam references the Vietnam War. The diamond form, with its dark, concealed interior, hints at the deep wounds inflicted by the war. Texas Tale alludes to the artist’s childhood in Houston, Texas, during a time of racial segregation. A combination of abstract shapes and recognizable forms suggests both agricultural tools and implements of bondage.
[Gallery label text, 2024]
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2015.23
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/1/2015
2015.23DI#1
digital image
11/18/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2015.23_A1.jpg
2015.23DI#2
digital image
6/10/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/Inventory pictures/2015.23_I1.JPG
2015.23DI#2
digital image
11/18/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2015.23_A2.jpg
2015.23DI#3
digital image
11/18/2016
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/2015.23_A3.jpg