CARRIE MAE WEEMS

Rosani Jimenez

LIFE & BACKGROUND

Personal Life:
Date of Birth April 20 th, 1953
Portland, Oregon
Became interested in art in 1965
Education:
BFA- California Institute of Arts 1981
MFA- University of California, San Diego 1984
MA- University of California, Berkeley 1987

INFLUENCES

Influenced by African American

photographers. They, like her,
documented the black experience.
Roy Decarava was one of her artists of
influence.

ROY DECARAVAS WORK

SUBWAY

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THEMES

Racial Issues
Sexual Issues
Gender Issues
Male-Female Relationship Roles
Cultural Identity

ROAMING, 2006

ROAMING, 2006

ROAMING, 2006

ROAMING, 2006

ROAMING, 2006

ROAMING, 2006

AINT JOKIN, 1987-88

WHAT ARE THE

THREE THINGS
YOU CAN'T GIVE A
BLACK PERSON?

AINT JOKIN, 1987-88

LOOKING INTO THE

MIRROR, THE BLACK
WOMAN ASKED,
"MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE
WALL, WHO'S THE FINEST
OF THEM ALL?"
THE MIRROR SAYS, "SNOW
WHITE, YOU BLACK BITCH,
AND DON'T YOU FORGET
IT!!!"

AINT JOKIN, 1987-88

WHEN ASKED WHAT HE

WANTS TO BE WHEN HE
GROWS UP,
THE BLACK BOY SAYS,"I
WANT TO BE A WHITE
MAN
CAUSE MY MAMA SAY, 'A
NIGGER AIN'T SHIT.'"

AINT JOKIN, 1987-88

BLACK MAN
HOLDING
WATERMELON

AINT JOKIN, 1987-88

WHITE PATTY,
WHITE PATTY,
YOU DON'T
SHINE,
MEET YOU
AROUND THE
CORNER
AND BEAT YOUR
BEHIND.

AINT JOKIN, 1987-88

BLACK
WOMAN WITH
CHICKEN

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

THE LOUISIANA PROJECT,

2003

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Carrie-Mae-Weems
http://carriemaeweems.net/bio.html
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/carrie-mae-weems