Artist Yvette Watson

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.