Interior: Fireplace with Blackbird
Mickalene Thomas
Leslie Sacks Gallery (IFPDA)
Mickalene Thomas is a contemporary African American artist known for her artworks using rhinestones, acrylic and enamel. Her work draws from Western art history, pop art and visual culture to examine ideas around femininity, beauty, race, sexuality and gender.
Thomas’s work is held in many important collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
