Young Woman in Chiton and Mantle (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

ca. 150 BC
Greek
marble
Overall: 26 × 11 1/2 × 5 1/4 in. (66.04 × 29.21 × 13.34 cm)
64.50

Formally trained as a musician and composer, Rucker has established himself as a visual artist engaged with social practices that illuminate the legacy of slavery in America and its relationship to the current sociopolitical moment. His work is the product of a rich interactive process, through which he investigates community impacts, human rights issues, historical research, and basic human emotion.

In Proliferation, Rucker visually chronicles the growth of the American prison system over three centuries. Through music and visual composition, he slowly reveals the phenomenal growth of the United States penal system from 1778 through 2008.

Hellenistic
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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