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The Artist Project: Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Sep 16, 2015 3 MINUTES
"It's quiet, but at the same time it vibrates."

Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby reflects on Georges Seurat's "Embroidery; The Artist's Mother" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Njideka Akunyili Crosby, born in 1983, is a Nigerian-American mixed-media artist who combines drawing, painting, and collage on paper in her work.

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Acrylic, charcoal, colored pencils, collage, oil, and transfers on paper; 84 × 105 in. (213.36 × 266.7 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by AHAN: Studio Forum, 2015 Art Here and Now purchase © Njideka Akunyili Crosby

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