Howardena Pindell, Howardena Pindell, and others
Free, White and 21
1979
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- Artist: Howardena Pindell
- Producer: Howardena Pindell
- Cinematographer: Maria Lino
- Editor: Maryann De Leo
Free, White and 21
1979
Physical Qualities
Single-channel video (color, sound), 12:15 min.
Credit Line
Gift of Garth Greenan
Object Number
2019.180
Filmed following a car accident in 1979 that left her with partial memory loss, Howardena Pindell faces the camera to recount her personal experiences with racism and bias as a young Black woman in America. Pindell also performs as a white woman who, through call and response, replies unsympathetically and antagonistically to the artist’s own experiences with discrimination.
Acquired directly from the artist
The Kitchen, New York
BMA by gift, 2019; Garth Greenan Gallery, New York
The Kitchen, New York
BMA by gift, 2019; Garth Greenan Gallery, New York
2020 Vision: Howardena Pindell: Free, White and 21
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