Kerry James Marshall

The Ladder of Success

2002

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Kerry James Marshall

The Ladder of Success

Kerry James Marshall

The Ladder of Success

2002

Physical Qualities Plexiglas and inkjet print, Dimensions variable

Credit Line The Caplan Family Contemporary Art Fund, and Collectors Circle Fund for Art by African Americans

Object Number 2004.112

The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2004; Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, New York

"Kerry James Marshall: One True Thing, Meditations on Black Aesthetics"
Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Traveled to The Miami Art Museum, The Baltimore Museum of Art (June 20, 2004 - September 5, 2004), The Studio Museum in Harlem, and The Birmingham Museum of Art.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, "Kerry James Marshall: One True Thing. Meditations on Black Aesthetics," February 3, 2005 - April 24, 2005.

"Kerry James Marshall: One True Thing, Meditations on Black Aesthetics"

Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, December 2003.

András Pálffy, Raél Salley, Annette Südbec (Interview), "Kerry James Marshall: Who's Afraid of Red, Black and Green," Vienna: Secession, 2012, ill. p. 28.

Inscribed: The inscriptions on the 17 Plexiglas boxes consist of a combination of the seven principles of Kwanzaa and 19th century principles of morality, taken from the 1875 lithograph "The Ladder of Fortune" by Currier & Ives. (Translations in parentheses are not included in the inscription.) Morality Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) Umoja (Unity) Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) Kuumba (Creativity) Nia (Purpose) Imani (Faith) Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) Perseverance Courage Punctuality Economy Integrity Prudence Temperance Industry Honesty