Renee Cox

Renee Cox

Renee Cox is an Jamaican born artist that fought against racism. When her family moved to Scarsdale, New York she wanted to become a film maker and she never dropped the idea of fighting for the respect for women, for what they are worth. She is also an activist for gender stereotypes and is one of many artists who participated in their own art work by modeling for a few of her work. She modeled in her own piece in 1998 called “Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben”. She demonstrates confidence and power against racism. One of her biggest goals was to get rid of gender stereotyping, that women have power to do anything, and her art is part of the feminist movement in the United States.

Evonny Portilla

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Sources: http://www.reneecox.org/about

http://www.complex.com/style/2014/02/african-american-female-artists/