Miss X
"Miss X" is one among many prints by Dox Thrash that portray honest and moving scenes of African American life during the mid 20th century. Reflecting the general scope and style of his oeuvre, this print offers the angled and striking features of his subjects within atmospheric shadows and light. This affecting and unique aura is directly related to the medium of Carborundum printing, which Thrash invented at the Fine Print Workshop of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project in Philadelphia. Primary to Thrash’s practice, he optimized the dramatic effects of this technique to convey the strength and dignity of the working class he honored in his artistic portrayals.
From the Detroit Institute of Arts' exhibition of selections from the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art, 2006.
The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art
One of the most important collections of African American visual art dating from the 18th century to the present, the collection includes 62 works from Edward Bannister, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Robert S. Duncanson, Richard Hunt, Jacob Lawrence and others. This collection forms the foundation of a multidisciplinary center for the study, understanding and appreciation of African American art and culture. Items from the collection have previously rotated in the Evans Center Gallery and through unique exhibitions such as the 2012 "Life's Link: A Fred Wilson Installation," and the 2017 travelling exhibition of Jacob Lawrence's work.