- Clara Nartey
- Amandla - The Empowered Woman, 2021
- Cotton fabrics, polyester and cotton threads, digital printing inks, felt
- 70.25 x 50.25 x 0.25 in
This piece is a story about leadership and empowering communities. The word Amandla means “Power”. During the fight against the apartheid system in South Africa, the word was used as a rallying cry, mostly by women leaders, to protest the injustices they experienced. It is a story about how empowered communities can effect change.
- Subject Matter: Portrait, figurative
- Collections: Art in Public Spaces, Public Art Collection - Southern CT State University, Public Art Collection - Southern CT State University, School of Business