Cell Personae IV: The Impact of Incarceration on Black Lives
Artist
Paul S. Briggs(American, born 1963)American, born 1963
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Cell Personae IV: The Impact of Incarceration on Black Lives
Date2021
MediumStoneware
Dimensions81 1/4 × 121 × 5 in. (206.4 × 307.3 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.251.A-.Y
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History“Paul S. Briggs: Material Shapes in Clay.” List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, January 20 – March 23, 2022.
Published References McQuaid, Cate. “For ceramist Paul S. Briggs, a new series is tied to racial justice,” Boston Globe, September 24, 2020. Packard, Andrea. Paul S. Briggs: Material Shapes in Clay. Swarthmore, PA: List Gallery, Swarthmore College. January 20 – March 23, 2022, exh. cat., 7, 28-31, cover (detail). Scott, Chad. “Paul S. Briggs — Cell Personae: The Impact of Incarceration on Black Lives.” Seegreatart.art, April 3, 2021. https://www.seegreatart.art/paul-s-briggs-takes-on-mass-incarceration/ Voon, Claire. "Musings in Clay," American Craft Magazine, Winter 2026, volume 85, number 4: 40. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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