{"product_id":"the-gift-emma-amos-with-friends","title":"The Gift: Emma Amos with Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore they were household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn exploration Emma Amos’s ambitious portraiture project \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, celebrating its enduring legacy and contemporary importance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican artist Emma Amos originally created \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(1990–94) as a birthday present for her daughter. However, this dazzling collection of portraits that honors creative kinship among women speaks to a much larger audience. A groundbreaking artist, Amos worked across the mediums of paint, print, and textile to celebrate the lives of women, especially Black women. Inspired by a book proposal that Amos herself drafted, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEmma Amos: Among Friends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contextualizes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and explores its legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRooted in Amos’s own creative community in New York City, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is composed of forty-eight watercolor portraits of artists, writers, and curators, including Elizabeth Catlett, Anna Deavere Smith, and Faith Ringgold. To great effect, the vast grid of faces, each slightly larger than life, projects the force of its subjects. With essays by a new generation of scholars, a historic interview of Amos by bell hooks, and a roundtable conversation among notable contemporary artists, including Jordan Casteel, Aliza Nizenbaum, and Amy Sherald, this publication reflects on the intersections of portraiture and community and honors the power of Amos’s work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003eEmily Liebert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor(s): \u003c\/strong\u003eGabriella Shypula, Jordan Casteel, Rhea L. Combs , Carmen Hermo , bell hooks , Nontsikelelo Mutiti , Aliza Nisenbaum , Amy Sherald\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-text-separator\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Cleveland Museum of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e160 p, 9.7 × 12.2 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62894841987231,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1588\/3167\/files\/617JdBPYcTL._SL1000.jpg?v=1792693778","url":"https:\/\/store.studiomuseum.org\/products\/the-gift-emma-amos-with-friends","provider":"STUDIO STORE ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}