Artist
Yvette Watson
Title
Iraq
Date2007
MediumAlkyds on masonite
Dimensions12 × 26 in. (30.5 × 66 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2011.024
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
Office of the Chief Technology Officer (200 I Street SE, 5th Fl)
DescriptionWith few exceptions the primary focus of Ms. Watson’s work is the Black American experience. Her work is a visual snapshot of various aspects of Black life. However in the painting “Iraq” the artist felt compelled to honor the lives of all soldiers because of the losses suffered in the conflict. This is reflected in the ethnic diversity of the soldiers in the painting.
