First Kick of Life

Kay Brown

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Caption

Kay Brown American, 1932–2012. First Kick of Life, ca. 1974. Color etching and aquatint, printed in blue and orange, on moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper, plate: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm) frame: 34 7/8 × 26 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (88.6 × 68.3 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of R.M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange, Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 2012.80.9. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2012.80.9_PS4.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Artist

Kay Brown

Title

First Kick of Life

Date

ca. 1974

Medium

Color etching and aquatint, printed in blue and orange, on moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

plate: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm) frame: 34 7/8 × 26 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (88.6 × 68.3 × 4.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed LR

Credit Line

Gift of R.M. Atwater, Anna Wolfrom Dove, Alice Fiebiger, Joseph Fiebiger, Belle Campbell Harriss, and Emma L. Hyde, by exchange, Designated Purchase Fund, Mary Smith Dorward Fund, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund

Accession Number

2012.80.9

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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Frequent Art Questions

  • Hi! I'm a student from PSC and I would like to know more about this painting.

    This poster is actually an etching by Kay Brown, and is called "First Kick of Life." It depicts a pregnant black woman. One of the main focuses of these popular posters from the time of the Black Arts Movement was to portray black people and especially black families in a positive light.
    Oh great thanks!!!

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