Emmett (Roger Ashworth)
Roger Ashworth
10” x 20”
Acrylic on Canvas
$400.00
Artist Statement:
Painted in pointillism, every one-quarter square inch of this portrait forms the pip patterns found on dominos - to showcase the domino effect that Emmett’s experience had throughout history and the civil rights movement. Emmett’s mother insisted that he have an open casket funeral so the world would see what they’d done to her child. Another work of Emmett by Lisa Whittington titled “How She Sent Him & How She Got Him Back” showcases what the world saw. However, this piece took just over 60 hours to create - I needed him to be alive.
All proceeds from this piece will go towards the Emmett Till Foundation.
Roger Ashworth
10” x 20”
Acrylic on Canvas
$400.00
Artist Statement:
Painted in pointillism, every one-quarter square inch of this portrait forms the pip patterns found on dominos - to showcase the domino effect that Emmett’s experience had throughout history and the civil rights movement. Emmett’s mother insisted that he have an open casket funeral so the world would see what they’d done to her child. Another work of Emmett by Lisa Whittington titled “How She Sent Him & How She Got Him Back” showcases what the world saw. However, this piece took just over 60 hours to create - I needed him to be alive.
All proceeds from this piece will go towards the Emmett Till Foundation.
Roger Ashworth
10” x 20”
Acrylic on Canvas
$400.00
Artist Statement:
Painted in pointillism, every one-quarter square inch of this portrait forms the pip patterns found on dominos - to showcase the domino effect that Emmett’s experience had throughout history and the civil rights movement. Emmett’s mother insisted that he have an open casket funeral so the world would see what they’d done to her child. Another work of Emmett by Lisa Whittington titled “How She Sent Him & How She Got Him Back” showcases what the world saw. However, this piece took just over 60 hours to create - I needed him to be alive.
All proceeds from this piece will go towards the Emmett Till Foundation.