Printing the Truth (How Trans is You?)

2024

Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.

(American, b. 1948)

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Culture

America

Medium

letterpress poster

Measurements

Image: 22.9 x 30.5 cm (9 x 12 in.)

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2024.84.14

This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

This series is one of several works in which Amos Kennedy Jr. has addressed the issue of trans rights, which he sees as being “about humanity.”

Description

Amos Kennedy Jr. is an American printmaker who is well-known for using letterpress technique to explore issues related to race and social justice. He works from his own print shop in Detroit, where he also teaches letterpress. This series presents phrases solicited from community members that address trans rights printed on the colors of the trans flag. The prints were produced for an installation at ATNSC, an interdisciplinary residency and cultural space for BIPOC artists in Cleveland.