The Grounding
Dad’s Journey, detail
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Dad’s Journey, Columbus Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist
My Mother's Friends
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My Mother's Friends, 1996
Private Collection
Makin' Sweet Soap
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Makin' Sweet Soap in the Backyard, 1995, Private Collection
The Line
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The Line: Buckeye Federal Bank, Mt. Vernon Avenue (Welfare: Relics of
Slavery), 1971
Private Collection
My Lord What a Morning
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My Lord What a Morning, 1994
Columbus Museum of Art, Museum Purchase, Derby Fund
Gift of Love
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Gift of Love, 1974 to 2002
Columbus Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist
Child of the Field (Sydney, Age 11)
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Child of the Field (Sydney, Age 11), 1978
CMA, Gift of the Artist
Doves and Pain are a Life Fulfilled
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Doves and Pain are Life Fulfilled (Elijah Pierce), 1979
CMA Gift of the Artist
Aminah's "grounding" includes work about her family, her friend and mentor woodcarver
Elijah Pierce (1892–1984), and her belief in the power of African American spirituals which
she represented with depictions of strong and determined women. The magnificent throne-like
chair, Gift of Love (1974–2002), emphasizes the importance of family for Aminah and
demonstrates her skill in manipulating a wide variety of media. This chair, with figures
walking forward while looking backward, personifies the African concept of Sankofa,
the need to understand the past in order to move forward in life.