Kehinde Wiley "Shantavia Bealle II" Patch Magnets & Mugs Published by the Trustees of

Published by the Trustees of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Published by Phaidon Press

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Kehinde Wiley "Shantavia Bealle II" Patch Magnets & Mugs Published by the Trustees ofThis shield shaped patch features Kehinde Wileys 2012 painting Shantavia Bealle II. The painting features the model of the same name, with her elaborately coiffed hair nearly mirroring the size of her torso. The significance of hair as a cultural signifier and symbol of continuity within the Black experience is emphasized by the use of hair as an important decorative and unifying element throughout a number of Wileys paintings and sculptures. Black