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Collected Item: “My International Affairs Brings The Past to Life During Pandemic Confinement”

Give your story a title.

My International Affairs Brings Paintings to Life During Pandemic Confinement

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Instagram

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Last year 2020, during the first confinement I wanted to embody black women in old paintings and photographies.
And here is a sample of what it was. It had something oh so uplifting for myself to be able to do that.
I think I am now ready for the 2021 confinement edition.
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#Betweenartandquarantine
#Tussenkunstenquarantaine
#Gettychallenge @Tussenkunstenquarantaine
#Covidclassics
#Artenquarantaine
#Gettymuseumchallenge
#17centuryfashion #17thcentury #BlackVictorian #Africanhistory #Vintagefashion #blm #afroeuropeanhistory
#Periodfashion #Histoire
#laviedesnoirscompte #Periodwoman #Sothebys #oldEurope #Vintagefashion #Celebrateblack #afroparisian #Blackparisian #Blackgirlmagic #afroeuropean #secretsdhistoire

. #Gettymuseumchallenge #blackwomenofthepast #Edwardian

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

confinement, 2020, paintings, art, seamstress, sew, costume, artist, ASU, HST580

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNGKgcIoFDg/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

@myinternationalaffairs

Give this story a date.

2021-04-01
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