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Dean Mitchell | |||
| Born
1957 in Pittsburgh, PA Lives and works in Overland Park, KS |
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| Release Me, 1991 | ||||
| oil
paint on masonite 30 x 44 inches Purchased with funds from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art 1997.6 |
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| Mitchell began his art career
as an illustrator, and his superior skills as a draftsman are evident in
his paintings. He often portrays African Americans, believing that people
of color are underrepresented in museum collections. Release Me
is a portrait of his late uncle, Sam. Through this work, Mitchell pays homage
to Sam and to friends who have died of AIDS, whose names are reflected in
the quilt. |
