Carrying the Lighter Child

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
1986
Enamel on wood
73.5 x 48 inches
Collection of
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

"Carrying the Lighter Child was painted on a closet door from my grandpappy’s house; it reflects the laboring through the different civilizations of history. Some people couldn’t do it themselves, the lighter children who needed help to make it through the different climates. Some people didn’t have the strength." —Lonnie Holley