Made in America
"Made in America" by Dantrel Boone
Inspired by James Baldwin’s question, “Why did America feel the need to create the Negro?”, this piece echoes the contradictions of Black existence in the U.S. A Black child, framed in a 1930s-style poster, stands in a farm landscape—innocent yet deemed a slave. Boone’s work challenges viewers to confront the country’s constructed narratives and the historical realities beneath them.
"Made in America" by Dantrel Boone
Inspired by James Baldwin’s question, “Why did America feel the need to create the Negro?”, this piece echoes the contradictions of Black existence in the U.S. A Black child, framed in a 1930s-style poster, stands in a farm landscape—innocent yet deemed a slave. Boone’s work challenges viewers to confront the country’s constructed narratives and the historical realities beneath them.
"Made in America" by Dantrel Boone
Inspired by James Baldwin’s question, “Why did America feel the need to create the Negro?”, this piece echoes the contradictions of Black existence in the U.S. A Black child, framed in a 1930s-style poster, stands in a farm landscape—innocent yet deemed a slave. Boone’s work challenges viewers to confront the country’s constructed narratives and the historical realities beneath them.