Iviva Olenick

Land of the Blacks

"Land Of the Blacks." 2016. Embroidery and paint on fabric. 6.5"x11.25". Tells story of Maria, an early free Black American who helped settle the land north of the southern tip of Manhattan, referred to as The Land of the Blacks from the late 1600s–approximately 1720. This area is now known as Washington Square.
“Land Of the Blacks.” 2016. Embroidery and paint on fabric. 6.5″x11.25″.
Tells story of Maria, an early free Black American who helped settle the land north of the southern tip of Manhattan, referred to as The Land of the Blacks from the late 1600s–approximately 1720. This area is now known as Washington Square.

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