![X Man, 1992 Monotype with photo transfer 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm) Edition of 4](https://maryryangallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Capture-d’écran-28-e1589216553962.png)
30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Edition of 4
X Man uses a photo transfer of a George Shivery photograph taken in the 1930s in either Mississippi or Tennessee,
nessee, where he worked as a photographer. Set against a deep blue backdrop, Amos’ inclusion of her uncle Shivrey’s picture embeds her print with the historical and traumatic truth of segregation and pays homage to Shivrey's art as well. The X slashing across the print is reminiscent of the Confederate flag—a racist symbol Amos frequently incorporated in her own artistic vocabulary as a tool for protest and denunciation. Indeed, Amos has used the X slashing in her paintings and prints for over 50 years to indicate the erasure of women and black people from history.