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See the description of the work below and the description of the series in the Collection, "Afrifaces: People in My Neighborhood."

Afrifaces: People in My Neighborhood Series—Can't Have Me.

Acrylic On Cardboard
6.0625 x 8.125 in
(15.4 x 20.64 cm)
Dana C. Chandler, Jr. (Akin Duro)
Available

Chandler says that in this painting, the woman also is saying, primarily to White men, "And there's nothing you can do to get me."

"This references all Women of Color, but it represents Black women, specifically," he says.

Chandler is remembering multiple conversations he had with his sisters and other women in the 60s and 70s about White men 'hitting' on them in and outside of corporate spaces. It was in the first time in American history Black women could deny access to their bodies without dangerous, even deadly, consequences—at least most times—though he recognizes sexual harassment remains an issue. But being able to exercise their agency over their body was liberating for them.

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Artwork: (c) Dana C. Chandler, Jr. Written content: (c) 2022-2023. Dahna M. Chandler for The Celebrated Activist Artist, Inc. All rights reserved. Neither artwork nor content should be used for duplication, derivative works, promotion, or redistribution without permission.

Subject Matter: Still Life
Created: 1977
Collections: Afrifaces: People in My Neighborhood

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All work here is owned by the artist, Dana C. Chandler, Jr. On works that show as "Sold," the artist still maintains his copyrights to those pieces under U.S. law. Written content, including art descriptions, is (c) 2022-2023, Dahna M. Chandler for The Celebrated Activist Artist, Inc., Chandler's artist representative and art acquisition agent. All rights reserved. Neither artwork nor content should be used for duplication, derivative works, promotion, or redistribution without permission.