Jackson, Taylor2024-09-252024-09-252024https://hdl.handle.net/10267/36591This artwork was photographed and cataloged by Echo O'Connor (class of 2025) during the fall of 2024.This painting is by Taylor Jackson, who graduated from Rhodes College in 2015. Her artist statement reads: "I rummage through a treasure trove of memories and personal observations to create imagery that is critical of the heavily ingrained politics of skin color, beauty, and womanhood. My work questions the validity of dangerous 'beautifying' rituals such as skin lightening. The work has a crude and visceral appearance. The progression of time is a major component of my work, as it shows the devastating consequences of continued reliance on these rituals. I want to demonstrate stages of the destruction of natural beauty."36 x 48 x 1.5 inAcrylic on canvasRhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital images in this repository. Images are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. For additional information please contact archives@rhodes.edu. Fees may apply.Image