Harvard Art Museums > TL42289: Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer (Kehinde Wiley) , TL42289,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 29, 2023, https://hvrd.art/o/372815. This object does not yet have a description. Gallery Text This portrait features an East London mother, Kaya Palmer, and her two young daughters. The trio is represented in a format and style once reserved for deities and wealthy public figures; Palmer’s hands link the three in a powerful trinity. Like Wiley’s other works, the painting continues a tradition of Black portraiture established by artists such as Barkley Hendricks (visit Gallery 3620, Level 3, to see an example). Unlike Hendricks’s stark backgrounds, Wiley’s are lush and ornate, often carrying symbolic meaning. The painting is from a series titled The Yellow Wallpaper, referencing Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s 1892 feminist short story of the same name, which fictionalized the author’s involuntary “rest cure.” Wiley juxtaposes Gilman’s account of confinement with the agency and unfettered presence of his sitters. The intricately patterned background is inspired by English textile designer William Morris’s 19th-century patterns, which Wiley encountered as a child in his mother’s thrift shop. Identification and Creation Object Number TL42289 People Kehinde Wiley, American (Los Angeles, California born 1977) Title Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 2020 Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Beijing Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/372815 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on linen Dimensions 265.1 × 202 cm (104 3/8 × 79 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Kehinde Wiley, created 2020; [Stephen Friedman Gallery, London], sold; to The Tim and Danny Art Foundation, Los Angeles. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line The Tim & Danny Art Foundation Copyright © Kehinde Wiley Object Number TL42289 Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 1330 Mid-Century Figurative, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 04/10/2023 The Yellow Wallpaper, William Morris Gallery, 02/22/2020 - 07/12/2020
