'Pause
type: CreativeWork
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  alternate name: Intimacy (Psychology) in art
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  alternate name: African American women
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  alternate name: Menopause--Psychological aspects
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  alternate name: Strong black woman stereotype
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  alternate name: Vulnerability (Personality trait) in art
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  alternate name: Artists' books--Specimens
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  alternate name: Sex discrimination against women
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  alternate name: Sex discrimination against women--Pictorial works
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  alternate name: African American women in art
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  alternate name: Letterpress printing--Specimens
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  alternate name: Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art
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  alternate name: Artists' books
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  alternate name: Artists' books--California--Los Angeles
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  alternate name: Letterpress printing
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310212807
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320129818
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320133106
abstract: "With its three-color, offset printed imagery and metallic, letterpress-printed text, 'Pause consists of the octagonal accordion text block, which is held in a locket-style container with a printed cameo cover. The container features a letterpress-printed, script-style dedication and colophon reminiscent of jewelry engraving. For this project, Blassingame selected a small group of Black women to complete a questionnaire about their awareness of, feelings and memories related to menopause. In the laser-cut, accordion text block, the quoted and excerpted responses were letterpress printed in a blackish-gold ink color in Bitter typeface, which plays upon the stereotype of the bitter or angry Black woman. Serving as the offset-printed backgrounds, scanned materials represent intimacy and vulnerability, softness and strength. 'Pause is meant to celebrate and extend grace to Black women on their menopause journey, and normalize the discussion of menopause and changes to women's bodies"--Primrose Press website.
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310212807
language: eng
name: Pause
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301332915

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property ID: NL-AmRIJ
value: 332915