ALICE WALKER Hand Stenciled Shirt - S

Description

::WHO'S THAT LADY?::

Alice Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American author, self-declared feminist and womanist—the latter a term she herself coined to make special distinction for the experiences of women of color. She has written at length on issues of race and gender, and is most famous for the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple, for which she was the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Walker was also the first black woman to win the National Book Award. Walker has won numerous awards for her work. Walker has written several other novels. Her works typically focus on the struggles of blacks, particularly women, and their struggle against a racist, sexist, and violent society. Her writings also focus on the role of women of color in culture and history. Alice Walker met Martin Luther King Jr. when she was a student at Spelman College in Atlanta in the early 1960's. Walker credits King for her decision to return to the South as an activist for the Civil Rights Movement. She attended the famous 1963 March on Washington. In 1967, Walker married a Jewish civil rights lawyer in New York City. Later that year the couple relocated to Jackson, Mississippi, becoming "the first legally married inter-racial couple in Mississippi." This brought them a steady stream of harassment and even murderous threats from the Ku Klux Klan. The couple had a daughter, Rebecca in 1969 - described in 2008 as "a living, breathing, mixed-race embodiment of the new America that they were trying to forge" Walker and her husband divorced amicably in 1976. Walker would later become estranged from her daughter, who felt that she was more of "a political symbol... than a cherished daughter," On March 8, 2003, International Women's Day, Alice Walker, was arrested along with 26 others for crossing a police line during an anti-war protest rally outside the White House."

::DETAILS::

This is not silk screened. I hand cut this stencil with an xacto knife.

This is apart of a feminism series of stencils I'm doing on influential women. I want to make this clothing to empower women. So, Represent! With these powerful ladies!

The shirt is RECYCLED. Brand new condition. Overstock purchased at a thrift store. 100% Cotton. crew neck. medium length sleeved.

COLOR: Brown.

SIZE: Mossimo size SMALL. Approximate Measurements: 34" bust - 32" waist - 25/26" length

Alice is printed in BLACK.

::CARE INSTRUCTIONS::

Washable. COLD WASH GENTLE CYCLE. HANG DRY OR LOW HEAT. The gentler you are with it the longer it will last. If you need to iron it, turn it inside out and place a cloth on the shirt. Do NOT iron directly on the image!

Added on Oct 31, 2009

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