Jeffrey Gibson American, member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee, born 1972
IF YOU WANT TO LIFT YOURSELF UP LIFT UP SOMEONE ELSE, 2024
Acrylic on canvas, glass beads, plastic beads, inset in custom wood frame
76 3/8 x 96 3/8 inches (193.8 x 244.8 cm)
88 3/8 x 108 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches (224.3 x 275.3 x 6.5 cm), framed
88 3/8 x 108 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches (224.3 x 275.3 x 6.5 cm), framed
The title and the work’s corresponding text reference a quote from Booker T. Washington’s 1900 book The Story of My Life and Work. Washington was an influential educator and civil...
The title and the work’s corresponding text reference a quote from Booker T. Washington’s 1900 book The Story of My Life and Work. Washington was an influential educator and civil rights leader who emphasized the importance of practical skills and economic empowerment for Black Americans. The original quote by Washington reads, “I think I have learned that the best way to lift one’s self up is to help some one else.”
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/storyofmylifewor00wash
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/storyofmylifewor00wash
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