Malik, Farewell ‘Til We Meet Again XVII
1995
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acrylic, oil paint, tissue paper, and foil over color lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
framed: 106.05 × 75.35 × 0.64 cm (41 3/4 × 29 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jack and Susan Cowart in honor of Sylvia Snowden
Accession Number
2021.117.1
Art Historical Context
Sylvia Snowden's *Malik, Farewell ‘Til We Meet Again XVII* (1995) is a vibrant mixed-media work that exemplifies the artist's bold, expressive style rooted in Abstract Expressionism. Created as the seventeenth in a poignant series, the title evokes themes of parting and remembrance—possibly a personal tribute—rendered with Snowden's signature emotional intensity. A Washington, D.C.-based African American artist (1931–2022), Snowden drew from jazz rhythms, personal narratives, and the Black experience, infusing her abstractions with raw energy and cultural resonance. The piece employs a comple...