Delia on the Plane, or Cabbage Sliver
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Title
Delia on the Plane, or Cabbage Sliver
Date
2012
Medium
old baby doll body, tar, red and white and black paint, bird salt and pepper shaker, cabbage slicer, iron on of Delia the slave, hot iron, rage, nails, wood, plaster gauze, wood glue, fire in her eyes, small print of the holy mother on her back, meanness, clarity, how much pain to be quantified, the legacy, the legacy, the legacy
Extent
32 x 17 x 15 in
Creator
German, Vanessa
Source
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Rights
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Identifier
2017.4
Format
image/jpeg
Contributor
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Type
Found object sculpture
Original Format
Found object sculpture
Physical Dimensions
32 x 17 x 15 in
Collection
Citation
German, Vanessa, “Delia on the Plane, or Cabbage Sliver,” GLAM Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning - Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, accessed April 19, 2025, https://glamportal.auctr.edu/items/show/1146.